lashing the gullible

In namakkal district, there is a temple where the devoties are given lashes by the poojary to exorcise them of evil spirit. do u know that a poojary breaks the coconut on the bare heads of devoties in karur district? these are the ways of the devoties to shoe their devotion. THESE SORT OF PRACTICES SHOULD BE BANNED BY A GOVERNMENT THAT IS BASED ON A CONSTITUTION THAT PROMISES DEVELOPMENT OF SPIRIT OF ENQUIRY.