their happiness The priests who reported a good relationship with their Bishop were highly likely to be happy priests Another qualitative study (Isacco et al., 2016) on 15 Roman Catholic diocesan priests investigated how priests’ relationship with God and promises of celibacy and obedience influenced their psychological health The researchers found that the priests’ relationship with God was central to their health and contributed to positive outcomes—decreased stress and improved relationships This study highlighted the central role that priests’ relationship with God has on positive psychological health Likewise, Maheshwari and Singh (2009) conducted a quantitative study on a group of 154 kalpvasis (Sanskrit: pilgrims), or deeply religious Hindu people, to determine the relationship between pilgrimage, religiosity, happiness, and life satisfaction The researchers examined this connection in a specific cultural context of Ardh-Kumbh Mela in the year 2007 (Maclean, 2009), a religious fair that takes place every six years in Prayagraj, India Kalpvasis undertake kalpvas, a one-month stay at Sangam during January and February, through the religious fair, Ardh-Kumbh Mela (Eldering & Pandey, 2007; Maclean, 2009) Sangam is the culmination point of three holy rivers: the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical river Saraswati Sangam is one of the holiest places for the Hindus In this study, the researchers operationalized happiness as positive experiences in the participants’ daily lives They measured happiness using Summers and Watson’s Happiness Scale (Summers & Watson, 2006) and measured life satisfaction using the Satisfaction and Life Scale (Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985) Maheshwari and Singh measured religiosity using the Religiosity Scale (Bhushan, 38