It is really amazing that before the Gupta period in the 4th Century AD, there was nothing like what is called a temple, nothing like idols of deities in temples, nothing like worshiping those idols with flowers, garlands and paste of sandal wood; there was nothing like offering sweets and fruits to the idols of deities as Prasad and most importantly, there were nothing like vegetarian Bhaktas. “After the death of Buddha his followers started setting up the images of the Buddha an