Hindus do not consider God to be limited to the murti, but it is a sacred symbol that offers a medium for worship. The murti or image thus serves as a powerful tool for contemplating the nature of the Divine.
They are focal points designed to be aides in meditation and prayer. a photo or bimba or flat engraving) serves as an embodiment of the Divine, invoking the idea of that form and its attributes in the mind of the devotee. In these ritual forms of worship, a murti (deity literally, manifestation which is three-dimensional) or two-dimensional image (ie. Rituals include homa or havan, yajna, and pujā, all of which draw together all the five senses thereby centering the attention of the devotee performing the ritual and calming the devotee’s heart and mind through adoring focus of the chosen deity (deities) being invoked and worshiped in the ritual. Hindu rituals, from the elaborate to the very simple, are conducted both at home and at temples. Some rituals are to be undertaken for specific results. Such rituals are meant to be acts of worship and devotion to the one Reality in its various manifestations. The karmakānda of the Vedas includes instructions of rituals.
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