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nara and nacchinarkiniyan,both of you are valid in your assesment.india has many hungry stomachs to feed.i am saying,use minimal amount in homam and abhishekams NOT stopping it completely as an extreme step.actually my older generation shud have done it by now unfortunately this is going on.being an ex-agnihothri ( a smoker) nara is right its an addiction.i quit because of "love" as a weapon or tool.now my state has banned smoking in public places,what a great acheivement for state leaders.boozing in limited quantities a peg or two of scoth is ok,but not getting drunk and behaving irrationally and then when sober rationalising your acts of irrationality owing to liquor??.