REVERENCE TO GOD !

              To start with we do ritualistic poojas offering to GOD
 fruits,flowers,leaf,water all given by GOD offered back to 
GOD with BHAKTHI !! When  BHAKTHI takes over mind and 
thinking "I am not the body but ATHMA  only" becomes 
established, mind merges with ATHMA during poojas as a 
result of awakening of KUNDALINI.Due to this you will not
be able to do ritualistic poojas, as hands won't move,eyes
get closed,mind merges with ATHMA!! Arathi gets extinguished
many times due to this.Then you realize fruits,flowers,leaf etc.
are GOD only wherever they are !!One thing is certain, when 
we do ritualistic pooja our mind is on rituals rather than on 
GOD!!
 That is where meditation comes into picture !!