Another theory is that the name was borrowed from a cult of devotees to Artemis in Asia Minor, whose demeanor and dress somewhat resembled those of the group in Judaea.

The large number of masses are due to the large number of devotees who come from far and wide, cutting across religions.

Yet for all this she is ' the recipient of ardent devotion from countless devotees who approach her as their mother ' [...].

Although the country's dominant Catholic Church disapproves of the ritual, the Filipino government says it cannot stop the devotees from crucifying and whipping themselves.

To prevent devotees from searching for relics, their ashes were carted away and scattered in the Arno.

Within communities of lifestyle BDSM devotees, there exists a widespread prejudice against both those who act as service tops and those who top from the bottom.

Within communities of lifestyle BDSM devotees, there exists a widespread prejudice against both service tops and bottoms that top from the bottom.

Some devotees engage in self-flagellation and even have themselves crucified as expressions of penance despite health issues and strong disapproval from the Church.

In Southern India, devadasi is the practice of hierodulic prostitution, with similar customary forms such as basavi, and involves dedicating pre-pubescent and young adolescent girls from villages in a ritual marriage to a deity or a temple, who then work in the temple and function as spiritual guides, dancers, and prostitutes servicing male devotees in the temple.

The cathedral benefited from these events because Hugh was seen as a martyr, and many devotees came to the city and cathedral to venerate him.

In Shia philosophy, tabarrok is for showing your love to " ahle beit " (" household ", the community of the devotees of Ali and Fatima ) and requesting " shafa ' at " ( healing ) from them because they believe that ahle beyt where the best God created and they use this method to have a better connection to Allah or to request " maghferat " ( forgiveness ) from God when they want to atone for sins and believe its an easier approach.

These devotees were often from a particular city or city-state that held that deity as its patron deity, for instance the god Enki was often associated with the city of Eridu, and the god Marduk was associated with Babylon.

According to other sources, however, the daughters were devotees of Dionysus, and the god rewarded them with the extraordinary ability to produce oil, corn, and wine from the ground or merely by touch.

In June 1972 Norman was one of the featured performers at " probably the high-water mark of the Jesus Movement ", Explo ' 72, the " Jesus Woodstock ", " Godapalooza ", or " Godstock ", which attracted 80, 000 young people to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, On June 17, the final night of Explo ' 72, with " the thousands who showed up included everything from short-hairs out of conservative Bible colleges to hair-to-your-waist devotees of Larry Norman, Christian rock, and the Jesus People ".

For instance, to many devotees of Krishna, Shiva is seen as having sprung from Krishna's creative force.

The miracles worked in Cuthbert's name during the late Anglo-Saxon period were particularly flamboyant, and the Libellus contains engaging accounts of some of these, including the miracle of the three waves ( when Cuthbert turned a portion of the Irish Sea into blood in order to prevent his followers from taking his relics out of England, see Libellus ii. 11 ), the foundation of Durham ( when Cuthbert's body, being moved across England on a cart, refused to be moved, signaling his desire to remain at Durham, see Libellus iii. 1 ), and several picturesque deaths visited upon the enemies of Cuthbert's devotees.

Ayodhya is a pilgrimage site for Hindus and the annual Ram festival is regularly attended by over 500, 000 people of both the Hindu and Muslim faiths, and many devotees came to drink water from the well in the Babri Mosque's courtyard.

Though recorded music is commonplace in American homes, many of the music industry's revenue comes from a small number of devotees ; for example, 62 % of album sales come from less than 25 % of the music-buying audience.

The fall of Babylon is a result of intolerance arising from a conflict between devotees of two rival Babylonian gods — Bel-Marduk and Ishtar.

In 2003, Blender placed the album on its list of " 500 CDs You Must Own: Alternative Rock ", stating that the album is " Experimental yet accessible, it ’ s exactly the kind of album that Eno devotees long for from him today ".

Over time, the religions of Buddhism and Taoism borrowed popular deities from each other in attempts to attract devotees to their temples.

The book contains references to court records, newspaper reports and quotations from literary figures, including statements from devotees, residents of the Math, relatives of Amritanandamayi and an interview with Amritanandamayi herself.

Radio broadcasts had not begun and most devotees of baseball attended the games near home, in the town park or a pasture, with perhaps two or three trips to the city each season to see the Cubs or the Pirates or the Indians or the Red Sox.

There are often devotees of each of these styles outside of their home territory.

But would the identity of these three principles in revealed religions not entitle the devotees of each to claim their own as the one true religion?

However, there are also large numbers of devotees to each of these belief systems.

Some of these cemeteries are the resting places of many famous people, including Jackie Robinson, Mae West, and Harry Houdini, at whose tomb devotees gather each year on Halloween to see if he can pull off the ultimate escape trick and return from the grave.

Around 100 Muthappan Vellattams are held each year in the Madappura as offerings from the devotees.

The Navadvipa Mandala Parikrama has been continuing ever since with the number of devotees participating increasing each year in the thousands.

Hazrat Mian Mir's Mazar ( Mausoleum ) still attracts hundreds of devotees each day and he is revered by many Sikhs as well as Muslims.

An estimated one million devotees visit the temple during these four days from all corners of the country.

This scenic spot has become a good tourist and picnic spot where thousands of tourists and devotees gather from different corners of Orissa and India.

The Madhya-lila details Caitanya Mahaprabhu's sannyasa pastimes ; the life of Madhavendra Puri ; a philosophical conversation with the Advaitin scholar Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya ( wherein the supremacy of bhakti is promoted by Mahaprabhu against the arguments of impersonal advaita ); Caitanya ’ s pilgrimage to South India ; examples of the daily and annual activities of Caitanya and his devotees during the Ratha-yatra festival of Jagannatha near the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Orissa ; their observance of other festivities ; and his detailed instructions on the process of Bhakti Yoga to both Rupa Goswami and Sanatana Goswami.

First Clove: The devotees think of the Arihants / Siddhas / Thirthankaras, Scriptures and Teachers, so that they come into their thoughts.

* Narasimha demonstrates God's willingness and ability to come to the aid of His devotees, no matter how difficult or impossible the circumstances may appear to be.

During this festival, thousands of Hindu devotees come to Kumbakonam, and take bath in a tank named Mahamaham tank, generally followed or preceded by a dip in the kaveri river at Kumbakonam.

A few years ago, the 52nd Fatamid / Ismaili / Mustali / Dawoodi Bohra Dai Mohammed Burhanuddin, built a marble platform, as per traditional Fatamid architectural design, at the site, on the ground behind the Barzilai Hospital, Ashkelon and since then thousands of devotees have come from across the world, year round to pay tribute to Husayn.

Every year, in the month of Falgun ( February to March ), " Lalon Smaran Utshab " ( Lalon memorial festival ) is held in the shrine of Lalon in Kushtia, Bangladesh, where bauls and devotees of Lalon from Bangladesh and overseas come to perform and highlight the mystics of Lalon.

He said that the organization had come between his devotees and himself.

When the devotees at Calcutta heard this, they persuaded Sarada Devi to come to Calcutta.

Every year thousands of devotees come to pay there respects to the Hindu God

Most of the devotees come from Madhyapradesh Chhatishgarh, Andhrapradesh including undivided Koraput District.

During Sunday, Wednesday and Friday a large number of devotees come to worship the Goddess.

Lot of devotees come to the temple regularly.

From the very early morning, Shiva temples are flocked by devotees, young and old, who come to perform the traditional Shivalinga worship ( puja ) and hence hope for favours from the god.

A large congregation of devotees from all over Tamil Nadu state to come on special day of Amaavasai / Pournami to celebrate a special festival here every year.

A large congregation of devotees from all over Tamil Nadu state to come on special day of Amaavasai / Pournami to celebrate a special festival here every year.

The devotees of the Blessed Virgen, who invoke her under this title of " Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria " come in thousands during her feast day, 2 February.

The cross is attested to have miraculous powers and devotees come from all over Mumbai and Goa during the feast on May 2.

Lots of devotees of Shiva come daily.

As many as 40 kuttichathan theyyams come out together to give blessings to the devotees.

At Pallor Koroth Tharavadu, several Kuttichathan Theyyams come together to give blessings to devotees.

Local devotees believe that the temple's snake population has come there of its own accord.

Every Tuesday pooja is done and on alternative Tuesday Devi Pathri Darshana is performed where the woes of devotees are heard by Devidarshana Pathri and solutions are given which come true.

Hundreds of devotees have got their wishes fulfilled and devotees come from far and wide seeking blessings of Maarika Durgaparameshwari.