It is a sacred text to the Hindu worshippers of the Goddess Lalita Devi, i. e. the Divine Mother, in the form of her power, Shakti.

* 2003 – Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf.

Several versions exist, though they all have the same basic premise, that of a set of instructions given by the Great Goddess to her worshippers.

It seems that the Greek deities began their career as powers of nature, but then they were given other functions and attributes by the worshippers.

But it is also possible that such rites were performed to a local Baʿal Lord and a local ʿAshtart without much concern as to whether they were the same as that of a nearby community or how they fitted into the national theology of Yahweh who had become a ruling high god of the heavens, increasingly disassociated from such things, at least in the minds of some worshippers.

This meant that they would have no power to stop people from using the plaza for various activities, including the driving of mules, which would cause a disturbance to worshippers.

In the past Lukumi and Santería worshippers considered these two Orisha to be manifestations of one another, although Western devotees believe that they are distinct but kindred energies that were paired together during the Maafa as a way of preserving both Orisha traditions.

Some of his suite insulted the worshippers, and from insults they proceeded to blows, and the Duke himself was accidentally wounded in the cheek.

These worshippers view the monument as a " living temple " which they associate with the ancestors, as well as with genus loci, or land spirits.

" Fear and the slightest form of doubt " as some handlers maintain can be enough to kill some worshippers which is why they encourage those, who have fear and doubt, not to partake in such practices unless they are living a morally correct life of holiness and total trust in God's Will.

Some theories consider that the balance of good and evil created in church design to remind worshippers of the narrow path they tread was present in everything.

They either soon withered and died, burnt out by the load they carried, like the elfqueen Aloevan of Ardeepor, or they thrived but were twisted and corrupted by their power, like the mage Sammaster, who began to think of himself as a god and set about building himself a cult of worshippers ( which survives today as the Cult of the Dragon ).

McCoy does not understand why they all worship the Sun however, since, as he states ( incorrectly ), Ancient Rome " had no Sun worshippers.

By the conquest of Whydah the Dahomeyans were brought in contact with a people of serpent worshippers, and ended by adopting from them the beliefs which they at first despised.

The United Evangelical Church of the Philippines, was founded by Chinese Filipinos, and they form the majority of worshippers.

The porches acted to give cover to worshippers, but they also had a liturgical use.

After this, they will often receive a blessing from the priest and bow towards their fellow worshippers on each side of the church ( this latter practice is most commonly observed in monasteries ).

Several thousand worshippers and onlookers ( including Muslims ) stream through the premises where they are offered prasad ( food-usually rice and lentils ).

Subsequently with the rise of Buddhist activists in the 1980s, the pool of worshippers who worship both Taoist deities and Buddha realigned to declare themselves as Buddhists even if they were primarily worshipping Taoist deities ( defined as families which worship Taoist deities at home ).

They further state that they were among only women, not male worshippers.

After the murder, Indian police interviewed several men they identified as worshippers of Dorje Shugden, but, given the lack of any evidence, could not formally charge anyone.

Together they have rid the Old World of trolls, skaven, beastmen, orcs, mutants, dark elves, goblins, chaos worshippers and other monsters beyond count, on several occasions they have also destroyed other much more powerful beasts such as dragons, giants, vampires and daemons, but seem doomed never to be recognized for their heroic achievements.

Many themes of Dumézil's work have continued influence in ancient religious studies: for example, his impulse to comparative study, and his basic insight that polytheistic gods must be studied not simply by themselves, but in the pairs and ensembles in which their worshippers grouped them.

After the player saves a certain number of people, their people are transported to a new land with a handful of refugee worshippers, the player must re-establish a power base from which to eventually defeat the Aztec empire.

God is spirit, and his worshippers must worship in spirit and in truth.

British constables, encountering a refusal, used force to remove the screen, and a jostling clash ensued between worshippers and police.

These may be carried by worshippers, used to decorate the sanctuary, or released all at once.

" By Sophie Wenzel Ellis in Astounding Stories of Super Science, February 1930 it was referred to as ; " Yet, for all his experience with hero worshippers to put an adamantine crust on his sensibilities, he grew warm-eared under the gaze of these two strangers "

In an interview with a Nigerian media house Sheikh Adelabu, the founder and spiritual leader of Awqaf Africa Society in London, dismissed the common myth that all Yorubas are descendants of Oduduwa as a false representation by Orisha worshippers to gain an unjust advantage over the spread of Islam and the recruitment of Christianity ".

The substance so formed is consumed by worshippers and is alleged to be sweet tasting and not at all similar to honey or sugar water.

Temples throughout Greece would be open to worshippers from all cities, and the oracle at Delphi would regain its autonomy.

It deals both with benevolent beings that have no circle of worshippers or so limited a circle as to be below the rank of gods, and with malevolent beings of all kinds.

Temples throughout Greece would be open to worshippers from all cities, and the oracle at Delphi would regain its autonomy.

On each occasion, when the ark is opened, all the worshippers leave their seats to dance and sing with all the Torah scrolls in a joyous celebration that often lasts for several hours and more.

The Church continues to be open to visitors and worshippers from all over the world.

About 200 million people are Buddhists, Taoists or worshippers of legendary figures such as the Dragon King and God of Fortune, accounting for 66. 1 % of all believers, while Christianity accounted for 12 % of believers, or 40 million people.

Other beliefs held by worshippers, such as Wiccan author D. J. Conway, include that reconnection with the Great Goddess is vital to the health of humankind " on all levels ".

They have numerous gods, all of whom bless their worshippers by hitting them on the head with a rock.

Jehonadab and his people had all along become worshippers of God.

Micro-businesses founded by Malay, Indian and Chinese entrepreneurs seized start-up opportunities as mechanics in bicycle or motor repair workshops, suppliers of wood for making boats, houses, furniture and as merchants in iron, of floor and roofing tiles, in rubber and later plastics for all kinds of marine, industrial, factory and home use, including the mosaic of temples, mosques and churches in Geylang that have its roots serving local worshippers in search of spirituality and the divine.

The only Greek Orthodox Church in Leeds is The Three Hierarchs, in a former Methodist Church ( 1906 stone building ) on Harehills Avenue, which attracts worshippers from all over Yorkshire.

Until the middle of 20th century, all worshippers were seated on a mat spread on the floor.

Priests have the ability to hold a Mass, which gives all present worshippers of the Trinity 50k experience.

* enables worshippers to use all of their senses in order to worship – worship with the whole person, not just the mind ;

" The ecumenical nature of this nonprofit organization reveals itself in a membership that includes Protestants, Catholics, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Shintoists, Cabalists, Spiritualists, and Wiccan and pagan worshippers of all kinds.

There were also various questions as to the Israeli guards outside the cave having opened fire ; while Israeli military officials claim that no Israeli troops fired on the Palestinian worshippers, the New York Times reported that over 40 different Palestinian eyewitnesses, many of them confined to hospital beds with gunshot wounds and thus " unable to compare notes ", all corroborated that three Israeli guards opened fire in confusion as the Muslims fled the shrine, with one firing into the crowd.

Dorje Shugden worshippers say the ban and its implementation are in direct conflict with the proposed constitution of a free Tibet, laid down by the Dalai Lama in 1963, which states that all religious denominations are equal before the law, and every Tibetan shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.