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Gin Juggarnath, 1835The Gin Juggarnath, or the Worship of the Great Spirit of the age : a satire on gins apparent grip on British life in the early nineteenth century
Bust of goddess Tanit. Carthaginian art. Sculpture. SPAIN. BALEARES. IBIZA. Ibiza. Museum of Archaeology of Ibiza and Formentera
Longest Day at Stonehenge, WiltshirePeople gathering at Stonehenge, Wiltshire on the longest day of the year, on or near 21 June 1912. This photograph shows a daybreak pilgrimage by members of The Universal Bond of the Sons of Men
Parsi Fire Temple - Bombay - ZoroastriansParsi Fire Temple - Mumbai (Bombay) - Zoroastrians
Worshipping the God of Smallpox, IndiaUnder the Hindu faith, if you want protection against getting smallpox, pray to Shitala, the Goddess of Smallpox
French poster for the Socialist Party (SFIO)A French poster for the Socialist Party SFIO (French Section of the Workers International), showing men who have fought in the First World War facing up to a degenerate capitalist kneeling down to
Royal Family at Christmas Service, 1969Members of the Royal family leave St. Georges Chapel, Windsor after attending the Christmas service there. In the foreground is Queen Elizabeth II holding the hand of her youngest son
John Of God, Saint (1495-1550). Portuguese religious man, founder of the ador de la Order of Charity or of Hospitallers (Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God)
Nicolas II and Kneeling troops - WWIWWI - Emperor (Tsar) Nicholas (Nicolas) II of Russia holds up a sacred icon to his troops, who drop to their knees in penitence. Date: circa 1915
A Parsi woman at a fire altarA Parsi (Zoroastrian) Indian woman at a fire altar, worshipping Zoroaster Date: 1906
Incense sticks burning in Den Ngoc Son, Temple HanoiIncense sticks burning in Den Ngoc Son, Temple of the Jade Mountain in Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam
MUHAMMAD (570-632). Prophet and founder of Islam. Muhammad in ecstasy. Islamic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. National Library
Library of Congress Mural - The Occupation of the DayWashington DC, USA - Mural - The Occupation of the Day by Charles Sprague Pearce (1851-1914). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Religion. Worship before an altar of Fire
White Elephant SiamThe White Elephant is sacred in Siam / Thailand
Contemplating SunriseA man contemplates the sunrise
Poster advertising Budh Gaya, IndiaPoster advertising India and the Budh Gaya, or Bodh Gaya, a famous place of Buddhist pilgrimage
Kandy - Sri Lanka - Worshipping the tooth relicKandy is very popular due to the annual Buddhist pageant known as the Esala Perahera, in which one of the inner caskets used for covering the tooth relic of Buddha is taken in a grand procession
Devotional Posture / IslamIslamic attitudes of worship - some involve praying on a prayer mat
Sun Worship / LithuaniaSun-worshippers of Lithuania
Nigerian Jujuh HouseA Jujuh house, or house of worship, in Biafra (present-day Nigeria). To European visitors this was magic rather than religion - and black magic at that !
English Cathedrals - Bangor Cathedral - Interior - arched sides, Low timbered roof. Part of Box 144 Boswell Collection - English Cathedrals Bangor Cathedral is an ancient place of Christian worship
Havelock conducting divine worship in a Burmese pagodaSir Henry Havelock (1795-1857) during the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826), concerned about the spiritual welfare of his men, conducting divine worship in a Burmese pagoda. Date: circa 1820s
Loyola, Saint Ignacius of (1491-1556). Spanish religious man, founder of the Society of Jesus. Painting
The Padre and his old churchA British Artillery chaplain during the Somme advance of 1918 surveys the ruins of a Nissen hut which once served as a makeshift church in 1916
Men of the Stone Age worshipping the sunMen of the Stone Age (Palaeolithic Era) worshipping the sun as it rises
Covenanters prayer meeting in the glen of Drumclog, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, prior to the Battle of Drumclog, Sunday 1 June 1679
Ancient Germanic gods: Irmensula, Crodo and PronoAncient Germanic deities: Irmensula, god of the Saxons and Westphalians depicted in medieval armour 1, Crodo or Cronus (Saturn) with spear and shield 2, and Prono or Brennus
Priest at the Golden Altar of IncenseThis engraving depicts a Jewish Priest burning incense in the Golden Altar of Incense. Incense was burned daily on this altar during morning and the evening sacrifices
The Swimming Pool, Havre-des-Pas, Jersey, Channel Islands. Date: 1960s
Ancient Germanic gods and kings: Flins and RadgostAncient Germanic deities and kings: Flinna or Flins, god of death in Wendish mythology, idol of the Vandals 1, and Radagasto or Radgost with ax, bird crown and bull breastplate
St Stephens cryptAlthough St Stephens Chapel was destroyed by fire in 1834, the crypt below St Stephens Hall, the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft, which had fallen into disuse before the fire
Sunday morning, Regent, Sierra LeoneChurchgoers walk down the hill from St Charles Church, after Sunday morning service. Regent Village, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1982
SPAIN. Kortezubi. Horse (13000 BF). Upper Paleolithic. Magdalenian. Cave
Sabians or Star Worshippers - IraqSabians or Star Worshippers - at the Baghdad Medical Mission, Iraq. A name given by the Shemitic peoples to those who worship the spiritual beings in the universe;
Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, IraqAl-Kadhimiya Mosque (Masjid Al-Kazimiyyah) or Al-Kadhimayn Shrine (Ḥaram Al-Kazimayn) - a Shi'ite Islamic mosque and shrine located in the Kadhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq
Idol Vitzliputzli (Huitzilopochtli). Mexican idol. Engraving. Historia de la Conquista de Mexico, poblacion, y progresos de la America septentrional
The Great Aztec Temple at Tenochtitlan. Dedicated to the god of war. Built in a large square, with an ashlar wall, carved on the outside with different loops of chained snakes. Engraving
La Messe Aux BrancardiersThis oil painting depicts the religious service of mass, held by a priest wearing white robes, at the front of an altar, placed at some crumbled walls, topped with the crucifixion cross
IsisA Sculptural portrait depiction of the Ancient Egyptian Goddess, Isis also referred to as Aset, seen by many as the Mother of Horus, her worship was spread throughout the Greco Roman world
Ziggurat Shrine, Iraq where the ancient Assyrians worshiped. Flat toped Ziggurat can be seen in with its shrine in the centre standing within a sacred enclosure, at Ur of the Chaldees in Mesopotamia
The Passing of the Patron, woman, doormen bowingThe Passing of the Patron: a Study in Worship, of woman (the Patron) and small child, with doormen bowing and staff waiting at a cinema entrance. Also captioned, All This For 3d. 6d
The Miracle at the Lyceum TheatreScenes from Max Reinhardt's production of The Miracle at the Lyceum Theatre, a story told entirely in mime. Inset is Lady Diana Duff Cooper (1892-1986) as the Madonna. Date: 1932
The Australian Aboriginal PhotoA photograph from The Australian Aboriginal, showing a man kneeling, possibly in worship, beside a patterned design on the floor beside him. Date: circa 1925
SPAIN. Toledo. Spainish Civil War(1936-1939). Toledo. Wooden Christ from the Convent of the Concepcion mutilated with an ax
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Military mass in the nationalist area (1936)
Old Floating Church for Seamen, LondonSailors Floating Church was moored near Tower Hill in London, the ship was a well attended place of worship, with religious teachings for the seafarers that docked there. Date: 1846
Van Dyck Sir Anthony Deposition Christ Flemishvan, dyck, sir, anthony, deposition, christ, flemish, art, descent, jesus, christianity, angel, apostle, apostles, john, baroque, disciples, lamentation, death, resurrection, disciple, golgatha
SWISS FAMILY ROBINSONDIE SCHWEIZERISCHE ROBINSON Mr & Mrs Robinson and their four sons sit down for the Sabbath Lecture. Date: First published 1812
CATACOMBS OF ROMEEarly Christians worship in the catacombs of Saint Calixtus, below Rome, soon after the death of Jesus Date: 50
IN THE CATACOMBSEarly Christians worship in the catacombs of Saint Calixtus, below Rome, soon after the death of Jesus Date: 50
View of Nagoya town, JapanVintage 19th century photograph - Meiji era Japan: view of Nagoya town
tsurugaoka-Hachiman Shrine at Kamakura, JapanVintage 19th century photograph - Japan - from the studio of Baron Raimund von Stillfried. Tsurugaoka-Hachiman Shrine at Kamakura. origianl image by Felix, Felice, Beato
The Chapel at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, a retirement home and nursing home for some 300 veterans of the British Army. Date: 1902
Great pagoda and stone bull Tanjore, India, Samuel Bourne19th century vintage photograph - great pagoda and stone bull Tanjore, India, Samuel Bourne photographer
Pont / bridge d Iena, and Trocadero, Paris FranceVintage 19th century photograph- Pont / bridge d Iena, and Trocadero, Paris France
Daibutsu, statue of Buddha, Kamakura, Japan, late 19th century
East Honganji temple, Kyoto, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph
Nishi Otni temple, Kyoto, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph
Street and minaret near Herods Gate, Jerusalem, C. 1930Street and minaret near Herods Gate, Jerusalem, Palestine, Israel, Holy Land c.1930
Nishi Honganji Temple - western Buddhist temple, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph
Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily ItalyVintage 19th century photograph: Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily Italy
Historical views of Persia (Iran). View of the city of Gombroon (Bandar Abbas) on the Persian Gulf 58, the courtesan Thais leading Alexander the Great to set fire to Persepolis 59
Views of South Africa, 1820View of Griquatown, Northern Cape, 52, Khoikhoi visiting their family graves 53, and a Khoikhoi preacher preaching in front of a wagon 54. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev
Interior of the Heliopolis, Baalbek, LebanonView of the interior of the Heliopolis or Temple of Baalbek, Lebanon Beqaa Valley. Interno del Tempio di Balbec. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giovanni Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios
Railway construction, extension to Broad Street, London 1871Railway construction, showing demolition of the Worship Street Gas Works to make way for Great Eastern Railway extension to Broad Street, London. 1871
KannushiA kannushi, also called shinshoku, is the person responsible for the maintenance of a Shinto shrine as well as for leading worship. Date: 1933
Group of Ne wekwe, Galaxy fraternity, He iwa (north) Ki wi sine, chamber dedicated to anthropic worship, Zuni nation. Lithograph after an illustration by Mary Wright Gill from John Wesley Powells
Worshippers making offerings to a statue of Buddha or Fo in a banyan tree, Vietnam. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient
Ceremonial dance for Artemis or Diana the Huntress in a sacred forest on the island of Delos. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sasso after a painting by Angelo Monticelli from Giulio Ferrarios
Chinese peasants worshipping at a temple in the country. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World
Pomp and ceremony of rituals and processions in honour of Osiris, from a bas-relief in Thebes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples
Tabernacle in the WildernessThe tabernacle was the portable sanctuary created by Moses as a place of worship during the period of wandering that came before their arrival in the Promised Land
The Form of the TabernacleAccording to Jewish texts, the tabernacle was the portable sanctuary created by Moses as a place of worship during the period of wandering that came before their arrival in the Promised Land
Table of ShewbreadShewbread or showbread are the cakes or loaves of bread which were always present on a specially dedicated two crowned table, in the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering to God. Date: circa 1800
Priest Eleazar conducting ritual purificationThis depicts High Priest Eleazar preparing the water of separation (commonly known as the water of purification) preparing to purify a bull in preparation for slaughter
Synagogue InteriorInterior of a synagogue during a daily service
Jews at the Wailing WallTwo Jews at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. The Wailing Wall, also known as the Western Wall located in the Old City of Jerusalem is a sacred place of prayer and pilgrimage for Jews
Jews celebrating the Feast of TabernaclesThe Feast of Tabernacles also known as Sukkot is a Jewish holiday that is celebrated over the course of a week, five days after Yom Kippur
Habit of a Common PriestJewish Priest dressed in a robe. Date: 1797
Feast of the Tabernacles (Sukkot)This engraving depicts Sukkot also known as the Feast of Tabernacles which is a Jewish holiday celebrated over one week that comes five days after Yom Kippur (day of atonement)
Day of Atonement at Houndsditch Synagogue, London 1901Monday was the Day of Atonement, also known as Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. It centers around atonement and repentance and involves a 25 hour fasting period
Aaron entering the Holy Place on the Day of AtonementAaron is a prophet, high priest, and the brother of Moses. He is depicted in this engraving entering the Holy Place on the Day of Atonement
Jew at prayerJew worshiping with his head covered. The act of covering the head when praying is seen as honouring god. Date: circa 1800
Early Morning Jewish service, LondonThis depicts an early morning Jewish service in London. Shacharit is the morning Tefillah (prayer) of Judaism. It is one of three daily prayers. Date: 1889
