Experiencing a new religion means opening your mind to a completely new world. For my World Religions course, I was asked to visit a place of worship of a different religion than the one I was more accustomed to. Considering I was raised a Pentacostal Christian, the first idea that came to me after hearing this was for Billy and I to go with our friend Arjun's family to a Hindu temple; given that Arjun had recently moved away for college, however, it was impossible to attend. On Sunday, February 21, Billy and I joined Arjun's father on his trip to the Hindu temple in Orlando—we had to wake up earlier than usual for a Sunday, but it was for a good cause. We arrived at the Orlando Temple just before 10am for a prayer service that is hard to describe. At the entrance there was a certainly memorable shoe area, not the sort of thing you expect to often see in Western places of worship. On one side of the room we entered there were men sitting in almost silent prayer, while women did the same on the other side. I imagine the dress for non-priests was rather surprisingly casual...
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