Abstract: Society, religion and sanskritization are complementary to and are internally linked with one another. A society successfully and ethically exists only when religion governs it, and religion often leads to sanskritization. Religion ideally serves several functions. It gives meaning and purpose to life, reinforces social unity and stability, serves as an agent of social control, promotes psychological and physical well-being, motivates people to work for positive social change through sanskritization, promotes traditional views about gender roles, and engender intolerance towards people whose religious faith differs from one’s own.