The Hindus worship many many gods. They come to a shrine like this to offer sacrifice. Usually, the sacrifice is a bracelet, flowers or cloth. Sometimes, they sacrifice enough money to build a statue of their favorite god. There is one god called the black flag god. I'm sure he has a better name than that, but Hindus fly flags in their yards after a priest comes and blesses their home. A black flag signifies that they have offered an animal sacrifice. The black flag god was in a glass enclosed case and I was not able to get a decent picture. He was all black and had entrails in one hand and a head in another. It was a very grizzly statue.