The guardian deities communicate their will through the kaul lavane ritual performed by the temple priest on behalf of the devotees. In this ritual, a pair of flower buds, flowers, or leaves are placed by the priest on the upper right and upper left sides of the deity. Depending on which side the flower or leaf falls on first, it is interpreted as a sign of favour expressed by the deity to the question sought by the devotee. A fall from the right indicates a ‘yes,’ while a fall from the left indicates a ‘no.’
Chede Dev Temple is located at the entrance of Worli village. The doorway is flanked by a pair of stone deepasthambs (lamp columns). The triangular niches cut into the deepastambhas are used for placing diyas (oil lamps).
Christian Kolis pray at the chapel, constructed in 2005 near the tip of the peninsula, next to the Vetal Dev Temple. They celebrate mass at the chapel to commemorate the start of the fishing season.
The village is dotted with chapels, shrines, and Christian icons erected by residents. This open-air shrine, decorated with colourful ceramic tiles, was erected on 21 May 1954. It was built by Srimati Maribai Shanwar Satbhut and Shravanibai in memory of her deceased husband, Paskou Satbhut.
During centuries of colonial rule by European powers, some of the Kolis converted to Catholicism and they have maintained their distinct identity ever since. This is reflected in the architecture of Koli homes, which have shrines dedicated to Jesus or Mother Mary.
Christian Koli homes feature religious icons such as the holy cross, Jesus, and Mother Mary placed above doors and entrances. This residence has a poster of the Velankanni Matha, commonly known as our Lady of Good Health. As a way of assimilation into local traditions, the Velankanni Matha is draped in a saree, following Indian custom.
A portrait of Sadhguru Narayan Maharaj (1885–1945), a spiritual teacher and guru, hangs next to the doorway (on the right) to the inner sanctum (garbagriha) at the Maruti Temple. Above the doorway is a painting of Lord Ganesh. On the left is a painting of Shri Ram, Shri Lakshman, and Devi Sita, with Lord Hanuman paying obeisance at their feet.
Santoshi Mata Temple is dedicated to Santoshi Maa. She is a relatively new addition to the Koli pantheon of mother goddesses. The box-office success of the 1975 devotional movie Jai Santoshi Maa, which was based on the goddess and her devoted devotee Satyavati, is largely responsible for Santoshi Maa's recent rise to fame.
The blockbuster hit movie Jai Santoshi Maa legitimized Santoshi Maa as a mother goddess in the Koli pantheon with iconography borrowed from other mother goddesses. For example, her characteristic posture while sitting on a lotus mirrors that of the goddess Shri Lakshmi. The weapons she holds—the sword and the trident—are traditional attributes of the goddess Devi Durga.