Religion Collection (page 6)

Annamalaiyar Temple, India
Annamalaiyar Temple - a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located at the bottom of the Annamalai hill in Thiruvannamalai town in Tamilnadu, India

Queen Alexandra and Empress Marie, Maundy Thursday
Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) and her sister Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia, formerly Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1847-1928), leaving the Maundy Thursday distribution ceremony at Westminster Abbey

Wandering Uzbek Dervishes from Samarkand. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Bukhara Dervish from Uzbekistan. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Shoreditch Cottage Homes, Hornchurch, Essex
Boys in surplices leaving the chapel at the Shoreditch Union cottage homes, Hornchurch, Essex. Opened in 1889 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Jesus on a Donkey (Col)
He rides into Jerusalem on a donkey, as prophesied : his followers carry palm leaves, hence the day will be commemorated as Palm Sunday

Esther & Haman (Bible)
Queen Esther and Haman, described in Esther VII

Doukhobors Stripping
Men of the Second Pilgrimage are stopped at Yorkton, where they undress : the Canadian Police arrest them and order them to get dressed, then take them back to the settlement

Solomons Temple
He builds a splendid temple at Jerusalem

Nuns in Boat
A group of nuns in the launch from the Christo Rey. When the floating church goes inland the sisters go ashore to administer help and advice

Isis with Cows Head
Isis, depicted with a cows head, suckles her son Horus - one of the many ways in which she is show, this emphasises her role as Mother Goddess

Religion / Egypt / Shu
The god of sunlight and air, he is often depicted separating GEB, the Earth-God, from his sister NUT, the Sky- God

Religion / Egypt / Sobek
The crocodile-headed god who symbolises the might of the pharaohs : the strength and swiftness of the crocodile are appropriate to the ruler of the country

Religion / Egypt / Nut
A sky-goddess, mother of the gods, after copulating with her brother the earth-god Geb

Religion / Egypt / Menqet 2
The provider of food for the living and the dead - she holds two pots to prove it

Religion / Egypt / Heryshaf
Ram-God of Middle Egypt, the Lord of Suten-Henen : he is the Egyptian equivalent of the Greek Herakles (Budge names him Heru-Shefit)

Vestal Virgin Punished
Oppia, one of Romes Vestal Virgins, is buried alive for no longer being one

Jesus before Pilate
Jesus is brought before Pilate, the Roman governor

Jesus as a Carpenter
Jesus helps his father in the carpentry business

Turin Shroud Displayed
The SACRE SINDONE (Shroud of Turin) is publicly displayed at Torino

Adoration of Magi
The Magi reach Jesuss birthplace, conveniently signposted by a star

Jesus Calms a Storm
He calms a storm on the Sea of Galilee

Nativity - Seeking Room
Joseph and Mary look for somewhere to stay in Bethlehem, and find that all the hotels are full

Meeting Simeon
Joseph and Mary go to Jerusalem to be purified, and show the baby Jesus to Simeon, who exclaims Now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace !

Jesus Helps Joseph
Jesus, as a youth, helps his father Joseph in the carpentry trade

Jesus Scourged
Jesus is scourged at the orders of Pontius Pilate

Hindu God Indra
Indra, King of the hindu gods in an early collection of hymns, the Rig Veda. He had authority over the sky; he could rend clouds apart with thunderbolts to make rain

Osiris & Isis
Osiris, Isis, and the children of Horus

Jesus Crucifixion
Allegory of Jesus crucified, surrounded by relics and other symbolic attributes

Book of the Dead / 12
Ani and his wife pass the Seven Gates and Ten Pylons and follow priest in a panther- skin

Book of the Dead / 11
Ani and his wife approach the Seven Gates of Arit, the 10 pylons of Osiris

Book of the Dead Plate 2
INVOCATION TO OSIRIS Ani and his wife make offerings; Isis and Nephthys (sisters of Osiris) kneel in adoration to Tat, symbol of Osiris on Solar Mount

Book of the Dead / Plate 4
PAPYRUS OF ANI The dead Ani, judged innocent, is presented by Horus to Osiris. He kneels with whitened hair

Conversion of St Paul on the road to Damascus, as described in the Acts of the Apostles

The ten avatars of the Hindu god Vishnu
The ten avatars (Incarnations) of the Hindu god Vishnu

Founding of the Jesuit Order, Montmartre, France
Foundation of the Jesuit Order in an underground chapel in the church of Saint Denis, Montmartre, near Paris. Ignatius de Loyola and six companions dedicate themselves to spread the Word of God

Jesus entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday
Jesus entering Jerusalem on the back of a donkey on Palm Sunday

The Eiffel Tower, Paris, Fance, c. 1890 s
Vintage 19th century photograph: The Eiffel Tower, Paris, Fance, c.1890 s

John Wesley, Methodist preacher, in action out of doors at a market cross. Date: 18th century

Brass rubbing, Ralph Hamsterley, rector of Oddington, Oxon
Monumental brass rubbing, Ralph Hamsterley, rector of Oddington, Oxfordshire. circa 1518

KOAN-KONG (or Koang-Yu) the God of War, with his son KOAN-PING, and his faithful bodyguard TCHEOU-TSANG

Aphrodite, called Hera Borghese. Monte Calvo. 2nd century AD. Goddess of Love. Roman marble copy of a Greek bronze statue of the Classical Period. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark

Production of Gounods Faust by Carl Rosa Opera Company
Characters from Charles Gounods opera Faust in a touring production by the Carl Rosa Opera Company. Seen here are Charles Manners as Bertram, the Irish tenor Barton McGuckin as Faust

Thatthe Mokgo Hpaya Pagoda in Nuang U, Bagan, Myanmar
Cyclist at Thatthe Mokgo Hpaya Pagoda in Nuang U, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Date: 2016

Saint Mary Magdalene of Pazzi (1566-1607). Italian Carmelite mystic and saint. Engraving by Capuz, 1852. Colored

Israel. Jerusalem. Via Dolorosa with the Arch of Ecce Homo
Israel. Jerusalem. Via Dolorosa. Street of Old City, which traditionally Jesus walked carrying the cross, way to his crucifixion. Arch of Ecce Homo. 2nd Station

Saint Barbara, c. 1470, by Master of the Statues of Koudewat
Master of the Statues of Koudewater (active c. 1460-1480). Statue of Saint Barbara, c. 1470. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Altarpiece of Saint Quiteria, 1332, by Joan Loert. Spain
Joan Loert, Master of Privileges. 13th-14th centuries. Altarpiece of Saint Quiteria, 1332. From the Hospital of Saint Anthony, Palma of Majorca. Museum of Majorca. Spain

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