Its schedule of communal prayer seven times a day has not changed in that time, but its fortunes have.

For example, public and communal prayer occurs more often than the prescribed one time each week but often does not take place in a mosque.

The men, who are always Lubavitch-trained rabbis, run the synagogue service since the women do not fully participate in communal prayer.

However, basic forms of communal and organized prayer are introduced, becoming more common as time progresses.

A Thai temple, unlike a church or synagogue, is not a place for communal prayer.

Mosques were restricted from holding communal prayers or classes.

Both, personal devotion and communal prayers are a part of Sikh's way of life.

When two or more people gather together to pray, their prayer is called communal prayer.

A minyan is the quorum of 10 worshipers needed for communal prayer.

"In Judaism, communal prayer is considered better than praying alone," she continues.