▁objects ▁of ▁pu ja ▁and ▁hon ored ▁as ▁living ▁gods ▁or ▁seen ▁as ▁the ▁emb od iment ▁of ▁specific ▁de ities . ▁G urus ▁are ▁sometimes ▁ad orn ed ▁with ▁symbol ic ▁clothes , ▁gar lands ▁and ▁other ▁orn aments , ▁and ▁celebrated ▁with ▁inc ense , ▁was hing ▁and ▁an oint ing ▁their ▁feet , ▁giving ▁them ▁f ruits , ▁food ▁and ▁drink s ▁and ▁med it ating ▁at ▁their ▁feet , ▁asking ▁for ▁their ▁bless ing . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁social ▁and ▁human ▁rights ▁event ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁church ▁services ▁in ▁Christian ity , ▁P ū j ā ▁in ▁H indu ism ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁for ▁H indu ▁communities ▁outside ▁India ▁to ▁gather , ▁social ize , ▁discover ▁new ▁friends ▁and ▁sometimes ▁discuss ▁ways ▁to ▁address ▁social ▁disc rim ination ▁of ▁H ind us . ▁For ▁example , ▁Mar ion ▁O ' Call ag han ▁reports ▁that ▁the ▁H indu ▁di as por a ▁brought ▁as ▁indent ured ▁labor ers ▁to ▁Tr in idad ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁colonial ▁government , ▁suffered ▁disc rimin atory ▁laws ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁recognize ▁traditional ▁H indu ▁mar ri ages ▁or ▁inheritance ▁rights ▁of ▁children ▁from ▁a ▁traditional ▁H indu ▁marriage , ▁nor ▁did ▁the ▁non - H indu ▁majority ▁government ▁allow ▁py re ▁cre m ation ▁or ▁construction ▁of ▁cre m ator ium . ▁These ▁H indu ▁rit uals ▁were ▁considered ▁pag an ▁and ▁un c ivil ized . ▁P uj as ▁offered ▁a ▁way ▁for ▁H ind us ▁to ▁meet , ▁soci