The deity example sentences

To date, the local tribal people make the wooden image of the deity, which suggests that the deity was originally a local god, who was later identified with ishnu.Subsequently, in 1230, king Anangabhima I dedicated his kingdom to the deity and proclaimed himself as the “deputy” of the god.Rathnam argued that given that not a single Dalit had ever entered the temple, how could the deity be angry with them? The powerful castes decided to teach Rathnam a lesson.Temples were the hub of cultural activities and devadasis (temple dancers) performed before the deity, royalty and masses in the many-pillared halls in the irupaksha (a form of Shiva) temple.