(ii) Those persons who looked after places acquired a sacred significance and considered holy, (i) Those persons who underwent ecstatic experiences by going into trances and then would make predictions such as a darvesh, Before the rise of regular priesthood men, other than priests, performed specialized functions as under: For example, in certain Dravidian tribes, the head of the household was the officiating priest at any type of family event. Such a person used to be soon regarded as an intermediary and gain priestly functions. Often in the early ages in a collective group, one person would become significant due to his ability to deal with the supernatural or predict certain events or even acquire an expertise in performing certain Ritual acts.

Some tribals of Melanesia and Australia even today do the religious and Magical rites themselves taking no help of any intermediaries or specialists. In the early periods of religious evolution, there is no priesthood and men perform Rituals or invoke the Gods themselves. These early religious and Magical practitioners, who guided in such Matters, are regarded as the pioneers of an organized priesthood. Such duality was considered necessary so that the unknown supernatural powers should not harm the human but would bring prosperity and goodwill. In both primitive and advanced society’s priests and Magicians through their specialized knowledge and powers, are associated with and overcome malevolent and benevolent forces.

Sai baba shirdi on muhammad prophet