Does the text support performing rituals like idol worship? If so, what is the proper way to conduct them?

Yes, the text validates ritualistic practice as a legitimate path of devotion called 'Archan' or worship. Chapter 1 explains that expressing love through worship and other rituals is a path acknowledged by scholars like Parashara and Vyasa. The proper way to perform this, as detailed in the text, involves specific acts such as giving the Guru a five-nectar (Panchamrut) bath, offering food (Naivedya), and performing Arati. Crucially, the text emphasizes that all these actions must be 'done with love.' A key mental component is also described: one must invite the spark of consciousness from one's own heart into the idol before worship begins and then re-establish it in the heart after the ritual is complete.