Worshipping in PICTURES

A devotee waits for a procession at the temple of the shepherd god Khandoba on 'Somavati Amavasya' at the Jejuri temple in Pune district, Maharashtra state, India, on March 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)


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A pilgrim kneels in St. Peter's Square during a mass at St. Peter's Basilica attended by cardinals before sequestering themselves in the Sistine Chapel for the conclave to elect the next pope at the Vatican, March 12, 2013.
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Devotees throw turmeric powder on a holy horse as an offering to the shepherd god Khandoba on 'Somavati Amavasya' at the Jejuri temple in Pune district, Maharashtra state, India. March 11, 2013 (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)


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Visitors take photos of Pope Francis as he speaks from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)​

 

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Wiccans in the War Zone



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Worship Alter Goddess Dolls







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OUIDAH, BENIN – ‘Egungun’ spirits stands during a Voodoo ceremony on January 09, 2012 in Ouidah, Benin.
The Egungun are masqueraded dancers that represents the ancestral spirits of the Yoruba, a Nigerian ethnic group, and are believed to visit earth to possess and give guidance to the living. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)








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200 Million Christians worship in China




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:smt049I love it....They are so cute!!:smt023

 

......The gospel has gone out to the 4 corners of the world....the message is clear and available everywhere...."I am the way, the truth, the light.. no one comes to the Father but thru me"....
.....yet my people, the world over, continue to get it wrong....and as a result live and DIE deceived, searching, lost and outside grace.......

 

^ ^ Arch, to each their own, as long as love, and no harm is brought unto... ^ ^

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Local chiefs worship in the Gambada voodoo shrine in Ouidah. ​

 

Feb. 28, 2014: A woman dressed as the Hindu goddess Kali participates in a procession on the eve of the Shivratri festival in Jammu, India, on Feb. 26. Shivratri, a festival dedicated to the worship of Hindu god Shiva, was celebrated across the country Thursday.





Feb. 27, 2014: Hindu devotees dressed as Lord Shiva sit on a motorbike as they take part in the Mahashivratri festival celebrations in Jammu, India, on Feb. 26. Maha Shivratri, the night of the worship of Shiva, occurs on the 14th night of the new moon during the dark half of the month, when Hindus offer special prayers to the lord of destruction.

 

Feb. 28, 2014: At Yonghe Temple in Beijing on Feb. 28, monks dressed as Tibetan Buddhism characters attend a religious ceremony known as Da Gui, or "beating ghost," to celebrate the upcoming Tibetan New Year, which starts March 1.

This Tibetan ceremony is held annually at the end of the first lunar month, with mask dancing to expel ghosts.

 

Feb. 27, 2014: In this picture provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, 19-month-old Daniele De Sanctis, dressed as a pope, is handed to Pope Francis as he is driven through the crowd during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Feb. 26.




Feb. 26, 2014: A Carnival enthusiast works on a papier-mâché figure for a float depicting Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst of Limburg, in preparation for the upcoming Rose Monday parade in Mainz, Germany, on Feb. 25.

Tebartz-van Elst received stiff criticism from German Catholics & the title "luxury bishop" in the media after it was revealed he spent at least 30 million euros ($40.69 million) on a new residence complex.