History Main / PrayerPose

* Classic ''{{Traveller}}'' adventure ''Action Aboard - Adventures on the King Richard''. Sister Mary Torget is a passenger aboard the starship ISSV King Richard. Her illustration shows her in nun's clothing and in this pose.

* ''ThePrincessAndTheFrog'': it's the standard "wishing on a star" pose. Both Tiana and Charlotte do it, while repeating "Please, please, ''please''!"

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* During the MiddleAges, the prayer pose was different. Instead of hands clasped together, the hands were crossed over the chest. A kindly monk in Italy decided to create a reward for children who had learned their prayers, and found some scraps of bread dough in the monastery kitchen, which he formed into a heart shape reminiscent of the prayer pose of the time. He called it ''prettiola'' ("little reward")...thus, the pretzel was born.

* When Richenda invokes the quarters (calls the archangels by name) for Nigel's empowering ritual in ''[[{{Deryni}} The King's Justice]]'', she finishes by "bowing her head over hands joined palm-to-palm in an attitude of prayer". Light then washes out to finish Warding the ritual circle before Kelson begins his part.

* ''{{Digimon}}'': Goddramon is shown performing a Buddhist variation in its stock art.

* ''[[SoulSeries Soul Calibur IV]]'': often invoked by Sophitia in her [[VictoryPose victory poses]], including one where she kneels and clasps her hands together, bowing her head, as she implores the gods for their divine protection.

* Music/BritneySpears did this in her Baby One More Time album cover.
* Music/{{Bjork}} on the album cover of ''Music/{{Debut}}''

* BritneySpears did this in her Baby One More Time album cover.

* ''{{FLCL}}'' episode 2 "Firestarter". After Canti the robot floats into the sky, he assumes a kneeling position with his hands clasped in prayer.

* {{Sherlock}} uses this pose frequently, but as a sign of concentration while he's thinking, rather than any form of actual prayer or supplication.

* ''FinalFantasyVII''. When Aeris/Aerith is killed, she is kneeling with her hands clasped in prayer.
* Subverted in ''FinalFantasyX''. The prayer pose to the big religion, Yevon, is an elaborate version of the one described above. [[MakesSenseInContext Thing is]], [[spoiler: it's actually a corruption of the prayer for Victory from a city destroyed a thousand years ago]].

* Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow adopts a kneeling pose with his head bowed and one hand in a fist near his face or forehead which has [[MemeticMutation become known as Tebowing]].

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* In Manga/RanmaOneHalf, Ranma assumes this pose during the koi rod of love storyline and occasionally at other times such as when he prays at his ancestors grave.

* [[SoulSeries Soul Calibur IV]]: often invoked by Sophitia in her [[VictoryPose victory poses]], including one where she kneels and clasps her hands together, bowing her head, as she implores the gods for their divine protection.

* Subverted in FinalFantasyX. The prayer pose to the big religion, Yevon, is an elaborate version of the one described above. [[MakesSenseInContext Thing is]], [[spoiler: it's actually a corruption of the prayer for Victory from a city destroyed a thousand years ago]].

* The final episode of ''Series/{{Angel}}'' was advertised with a full page ad of David Borenanaz as Angel in this pose.

* Used creatively in FullMetalAlchemist. Edward Elric's transmutations involve clapping his hands together. As pointed out by Rose in the Brotherhood anime, it looks much like prayer. Appropriate, considering the divine-like powers of alchemists, and Ed's struggles against evil.

* Lampshaded in ''DeceptionPoint'', where the main character notes that the others might think she's doing this when they're left for dead on an ice flow but [[spoiler: is actually preparing to tap out morse code since she knows that the organisation she works for has a listening post (although they're actually saved by a passing submarine that was investigating all the activity that lead to said stranding)]].

* Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow adopts a kneeling pose with his head bowed and one hand in a fist near his face or forehead which has [[MemeticMutation become known as Tebowing]].

* The final episode of ''{{Angel}}'' was advertised with a full page ad of David Borenanaz as Angel in this pose.

Contrast ClaspYourHandsIfYouDeceive.

* ''{{Metropolis}}'', the first sequence in the underground cathedral, Frieder is kneeling with clasped hands and backlighting to create a halo effect.

* Subverted in FinalFantasyX. The prayer pose to the big religion, Yevon, is an elaborate version of the one described above. [[Spoiler: Thing is, it's actually a corruption of the prayer for Victory from [[MakesSenseInContext a city destroyed a thousand years ago]].

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