The Goddess on a procession along with priests during a festival in a temple, Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Druids making human sacrifice to their gods, based on report by Julius Caesar. Druids, the priests, teachers and judges of Celts suppressed by Romans c50 AD. Woodcut 1832. Wicker Man

Ceremony for the new Greek Orthodox Patriarch in Jerusalem Teophilus 3, Patriarch and priests on their way to the Holy Sepulchre, Old City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Pilgrim priests beside the sacred lake, where a lotus thrown by the Hindu god Brahma landed, Pushkar, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Christie's Hole, eroded volcanic rock coast of Papa Stour Great Island of the Priests, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Egypt - Cairo - Ancient Memphis (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Saqqara. Necropolis. Private funerary mastaba of Ra priests 'twin brothers' Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep. Painted relief

Group of priests holding palms and crosses during Orthodox Easter Palm procession from Betphage to the Old City, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Nicholas I (1796-1855) Emperor (Tsar) of Russia from 1825, Nicholas on his deathbed, priests saying prayers over his body. His ambition was to absorb Turkey into the Russian empire, an ambition opposed by Britain and France and which resulted in the Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War of 1853-1856. From The

Three Palestinian priests heading the procession at St. Steven's Gate during Palm Sunday Catholic procession, Old City, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Wyclif sending out his poor priests John Wyclif c1330 1384 English theologian philosopher and church reformer From the picture by WF Yeames

Paris during the League (La Ligue). Illustration based on pictures of the Procession of the League 24 May 1590, showing typical soldiers and civic guards armed with pikes and arquebuses, Papal Legate Cajetan, priests, monks, friars, and members of Bourgeoisie. White cross on hats is a reminder of th

Priests in black holding olive wood crosses in procession to the River Jordan during Christian Orthodox ceremony at Epiphany, Qasr el Yahud, Israel, Middle East

Procession of temple priests on Culture Day Holiday at Meiji Shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji in 1920, Harajuku District, Tokyo, Honshu Island, Japan, Asia

El Palacio of Palenque. Archaeologists and astronomers believe that the palace was built for the high priests and royalty to observe the sun setting directly into the Templo de las Inscripciones during the winter solstice.

Monastery of La Rabida at Palos de la Frontera: wall painting by Daniel Vazquez Diaz (1929-1930), scene of Christopher Columbus, with the priests of the monastery. Huelva province. Spain.

Close up of hand holding decorated ceremonial stick with Orthodox priests in front of St. John monastery during ceremony at Epiphany, Qasr el Yahud, Israel, Middle East

Monsiegneur Fouad Boutros Tawal, Coadjutor of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem saying Mass surrounded by priests, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Egypt - Cairo - Ancient Memphis (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Saqqara. Necropolis. Private funerary mastaba of 'twin brothers' Ra priests Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep. Painted relief

Egypt - Ancient Thebes (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Luxor. Karnak. Great Temple of Amon. Hypostyle hall. New Kingdom. Reliefs of Ramses II before solar bark. Detail of jackal masked priests

Priests in black holding olive wood crosses in procession to the River Jordan during Christian Orthodox ceremony at Epiphany, Qasr el Yahud, Israel, Middle East

Croatia, Dubrovnik, on Saint Blaise day, priests present the saint's relics to the crowd (his eyes preserved in an elaborate chest are the most precious relics)

Two Sikhs priests with orange turbans, white dress and beards sitting under arcades, Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab state, India, Asia