If someone decides to be trained and help a Hindu priest with things like rites, pujas, aarti, etc.; how much are they expected to actually live like a priest, even though they technically aren't?
1.) Is one expected to adhere to vegetarianism?
2.) Would one have to be celibate (if the priests particular school calls for celibacy)?
3.) Or are they just lay-people who happen to assist the priest with rituals and maintaining the temple?
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