The nearest thing to a central deity was the Old Woman (Sedna), who lived beneath the sea.

It is the only Swaminarayan temple to have Hanuman as a central deity.

Buga, their central deity, set fire to this water, and following a long struggle the flames consumed much of the water, exposing dry, hard land.

The Star Goddess is the central deity of Feri.

The central deity is believed to have presided over the forest and hence the puja (rituals) are done to the forest.

The sanctum sanctorum and its towering roof (the central deity's shrine) are also called the Vimana.

Odinani is a panentheistic faith, having a strong central deity at its head.

Their central deity, Jehovah 1, is accompanied by other gods drawn from ancient mythology and popular fiction.

The chief dancer who propitiates the central deity of the shrine has to reside in the rituals.

Only the central deity can do that.