Pratyaksha – Real, Paroksha – Based on heresay evidence.
One friend asked my brother, Why do you worship the Sun ?
My brother retorted. ” Which God have you seen ?”. In the argument that followed, my brother proved that Sun is the only Scientific Godhead, the Visible Deity and our nonpolitheistic fellowmen are worshipping Deities who are not visible !
The Sun is the Source of all Energy. Its great property is the Thermo Solar Fusion Reaction which generates heat. Two atoms of Hydrgen combine to form Helium with a tremendous release of Energy. This is the Mystery of the Stars, The 18 Rishies who founded Siddhanta, Samhita and Hora gave importance to other Stars as well, to a Star 800 x Sun ( Betelgeuse, Thiru Athira ), Antares ( 700 x Sun, Jyeshta, Thrikketta ) et al.