Different mandirs were sites of different experiments and experiences. Murti Puja Cosmos Murti pooja is one example here our knowledge base has eroded, and that led to attacks on the whole concept from inside and outside. We have the key, we have the techno- logy but we do not have the locks or we do not know how to use the key. All the concepts of Samskara is based on the fact that we have a life with the physical body and the impressions and experiences that we have go with us in a seed form when we die. This is what we call our samskara.
Every culture consecrates the milestones of life with ritual and festivity.
In India these rites of passage, called Samskaras, are celebrated in the home and in the temple, marking our spiritual journey on the earth. When a child is born there is need of an identity and that is the reason a name is given to him. It is the beginning of a journey, a journey of life. As everyone is aware of anidentity is helpful. A name is useful.