What will I experience at a Hindu temple service??

Question

I need help writing a paper about this, ...Do they usually sit down or stand?, is there a priest?, do they perform any rituals? sing songs?, dance?, pray?, listen to a lecture? In America, would everything be said in Sanskrit? or some english? If you are a practicing Hindu or have attended services, I would love to hear about your experience, it would be really helpful :)

Answer 1

I beleive you will hear alot of false teaching from a false God. The only true God is the one in the Bible. Sorry it's not what you are looking for :(

Answer 2

TEMPLE WORSHIP IN HINDUISM

It is in the Hindu temple that the three worlds meet and devotees invoke the Lords of our religion. The temple is built as a palace in which these Lords live. It is the home of the God and Lords, a sacred place unlike every other place on the earth. The Hindu must associate himself with these divine beings in a very sensitive way when he approaches the temple. Though the devotee rarely has the psychic vision of the Deity, he is aware of the God's divine presence. As he approaches the sanctum sanctorum, the Hindu is fully aware that an intelligent being, greater and more evolved than himself, is there. This Lord is intently aware of him, safeguarding him, fully knowing his inmost thought, fully capable of coping with any situation the devotee may mentally lay at his Holy Feet. It is important that we approach the Deity in this way - conscious and confident that our needs are known in the inner spiritual worlds.

The physical representation of the God, be it a stone or metal image other sacred form, simply marks the place that the Lord will manifest in or hover over in his etheric body. It can be conceived as an antenna to receive the divine rays of the Lord or as the material body in or through which the Lord manifests in this First World. When we perform puja, a religious ritual, we are attracting the attention of the devas and Mahadevas in the inner worlds. That is the purpose of a puja; it is a form of communication. To enhance this communication we establish an altar in the temple or in the home. This becomes charged or magnetized through our devotional thoughts and feelings which radiate out and affect the surrounding environment. You can feel the presence of these divine beings, and this radiation from them is known as shakti. It is a communication more real than the communication of language that you experience each day.
Finally, it must be clearly understood that God and the Lords are not a psychological product of the Hindu religious mind. They are far older than the universe and are the fountainheads of its galactic energies, shining stars and sunlit planets. They are loving overseers and custodians of the cosmos, earth and mankind. The Hindu cosmological terrain envelopes all of humanity.Please visit, if you wish to seek further
http://www.himalayanacademy.com/resources/books/wih/

Answer 3

Small temples you can visit. However major temples like Tirumala in India need a declaration stating that You are believing in the Hindu customs. In some temples you have to adhere to certain dress code.

Answer 4

maybe you should ask to any website from hinduism.. check it out www.hindu.net