New Sandiao's largest place of worship, the Tsejen Temple, holds to a faith of the Han Chinese. Nonetheless, the origins of a carved wooden Mazu idol provide a number of clues to Ketagalan history and culture.
新社的大廟慈仁宮雖然屬於漢人信仰，然而從廟內一座木雕媽祖的來由，卻也可以追尋到些許關於凱族歷史文化的蛛絲馬跡。