Maha shivratri festival

Its a festival celebrated widely in india. So went to a temple with my parents at 2000hrs. Yeah even i was wondering how we can go to a temple at night.but looking at the crowd here it looked like i was the only one having that thought. Anyways it took us 2 hrs standing in the queue to see the idol. I couldn't really see anything and i don't see any point in seeing it either. The thing is i don't really believe in religions. Only reason i went was coz my mom said that we're going to a temple and i didn't refuse today coz i thought it would be nice opportunity to admire architecture and learn about people. You always learn something being outside. The worst thing was a board outside one of the temples saying 'non hindus not allowed' . It was really funny. As if there was some bar code on my face being used to check people entering. These are exactly the things which make me hate religions. They're not ways to bring people together and make then live in peace, instead they're being used as a nice way to make money by most. in fact i think buddhism may be the only religion (that i know) of which doesn't have violence in its history. The only religion i know of which actually teaches peace. How can religions like christianity and hinduism and islam teach about peace if violence has always been part of their history from as long as they've existed?

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