Houses of worship are seen as a place where you can be closer to god in spirit, but for the lands where divinity walks among the people it may not be necessary. Displays of respect and reverence varies.

[ He has experience........ He's old.... And he also suspects something happened before they arrived. Closing his eyes, he ponders some. ]

We could draw some conclusions about the goddess' relationship with her people with what we know. It may not be clear, but the nature of such matters could help us.