Guru Nanak grew up in a Hindu family. His parents followed a belief system which encompassed an estimated thirty three million demigods and goddesses. People made figures to represent the deities. They held Puja ceremonies burning oil lamps, and incense to worship the them. They dressed the idols and offered food to them praying for their favor.
Gurus Nanak rejected idol worship and abolished its rituals. He believed in only one God, Ik Onkar, and taught that all of nature worships its creator.
Guru Nanak Wrote:
"The fragrance of the sandalwood trees that is carried on the breeze is the temple incense. The wind is the cooling fan. All the plants of the world are the altar flowers. They all making offerings to You, O Luminous Lord." SGGS||13
