ocr: Priests Priests worked for one month, followed by three months off. Then they worked for another month. While they were at the temple, priests bathed four times aday and shaved all over to make themselves pure for the gods. Each temple had a small room containing as statue of the god of the temple. Three times a day, a priest entered the room. The priest bathed and dressed the statue and then offered it a meal. Alterwards, the priest left the room, sweeping up his footprints as he went. See Also: Priestesses sang and played musical Astronomy and Time instruments during temple rituals. Cleanlin ...