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Din Dayal – the Hindu Holy Man Who Crawls To Shrines - Why Some Hindus Perform Extraordinary Physical Acts To Reach Temples And Sacred Places?

Some of the ways people choose to show their devotion to the almighty are at times beyond imagination. Din Dayal from Gujarat has crawled a distance of 2700 km to visit various Hindu shrines in India . Now he is planning to crawl to Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu . This is when many people find it hard to reach the temple through foot as it is atop a hill. Why Some Hindus Perform Extraordinary Physical Acts To Reach Temples And Sacred Places? Hindus perform extraordinary feats like crawling, rolling extra to reach temples and sacred and these acts are often manifestations of devotion and penance in Hinduism. Many Hindus believe in the power of performing certain physical acts, such as crawling or rolling, as a form of reverence and spiritual practice. Here are some reasons why such acts are performed: Surrender and humility: Crawling or rolling towards a temple or sacred place symbolizes humility and surrender to the divine. It's an act of acknowledging the greatness of th