Since Vedas, Upanishads or Bhagwad Gita do not mention Murthi (Idol) worship it must be a later addition. Spiritual thinking, by synchronization of human thoughts with the Divine Mind, Brahman inside us recognizes that Idol worship is just an introductory understanding of God just as Arithmetic is the beginning of understanding mathematics. Clearly, according to Vedas, God, Spirit creates materials and You cannot create God from materials , no matter how much of consecration is involved.
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