An object that is believed to
have supernatural powers and also regarded to
be the highest form of worship to please supreme
entity in order to attain liberation as well as
for the fulfillment of petty desires is idol.
Even today in India most of the people are engaged
in idol worship, one of the reverent honor and
homage paid to God.
People take various pilgrimages to different
temples to find God in the form of the idol, which
is especially made out of clay, different types
of metals (i.e. gold, silver, bronze, copper,
brass etc.).
The assumed form of God which is made out of
gold which is considered to highly auspicious
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The next comes Silver which is also regarded to be
auspicious comes second to gold. People can afford to
put their weightage behind silver idol which is relatively
cheaper and easily available when compared to gold.
Even scientifically, it has been established silver
possesses excellent physical and chemical properties
next to gold.
Many of the Hindu deities like
Ganesha, Vishnu, Durga, Muruga are made by this
metal during festivals or occasions.
Most of the households in India prefer their
deities’ idols for worship in silver.
Even idols of Jesus that are created with precious
silver metal are found in some churches all over
the world.
The shapes and sizes of silver idols vary from
tiny to big ones, and are designed according to
the kind of ritual and tradition that is even
followed by our people today. Nowadays we find
that silver idols can be given as presents to
others on occasions like marriage or birthdays.
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It is believed that certain silver idols bring luck
when they are placed in any household. Even complicated
and intricate shapes of silver idols are easily created.
This has become a fashion even for the common man to
go out for these silver idols. You can even get the
customized silver idols apart from the already existing
ones.
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