If we worship stone idols of gods and goddesses (or any other kind of idol for that matter), they can't give anything, (so) I don't ask anything from them. Their Poojaa is like churning water and hoping for butter! (These idols) sink themselves in water — how can they save human beings from the world-ocean?
— Guru Nanak Early Modern

Founder of Sikhism

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Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 637

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c. 15th-16th century

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Controversial

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https://www.gurbani.org/articles/gurbani_rejects_ritual_poojaa_worship/

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