As the years passed by, often the rituals became more popular for the common man than philosophy, as it was easier to follow. Many reformers came to establish the philosophy as the primary objective of the faith. The Darsanas and Yogas helped to establish the ethics and the practice and explained the problems of the society. Still the rituals and prayers remained the popular method to propagate the faith in the religion and its teachings, to hold the people within the faith. The Vedic rituals with prayers offered to natural forces and Vedic Gods were popular among the community in the North. In the South, often it was community gathering to offer prayers to God in various forms with a marker stone or a monument in a structure built up like a Temple. Prayer songs and group singing by the masses took the place of Vedic rituals in some areas. This gave them concentration, faith in the superior force and unity amongst the members of the group. The spiritual discipline, social values, morals and ethical behavior were maintained in the community through such propagation of faith through rituals and practice.

The land, for many years, was frequently visited by aliens from far off lands, with people of varying faiths. Some groups came as friends and some as refugees. They assimilated well with the society, while others maintained their own identity and culture. The local people tolerated and accepted them while they followed their own customs and faith. However, slowly and gradually, these left some impression on the indigenous culture and faith. People became more materialistic with loss of Spiritual values. In the medieval periods, there was mass migration of people into India escaping persecution. There were also invading armies, conquering the land from the West, came to rule parts of India. They introduced their faith and culture, sometimes threatening with force. Later Hindu scholars, while explaining the scriptures used some of these alien thoughts. This changed the way they practiced Hinduism in several parts India, where people started gathering in houses to pray through songs instead of rituals in Temples.