Look at the model looks at the temples, not the icon that you see when you build them. All of them look like they are jewish temples in the civilopedia.
Citizens and Specialist, I want there looks to look different, like if your playing the orcs, that sage should look like an orc sage. If your playing as an elf race, i want the sage to look like a elf sage. Make them look different so that we have them look different then the same human sage.
There is no purpose, however I like to see the cities evolve better, both non-religion and religion looks. When you research some technology, we do need a change of architecture looks, so therefore I like to see some looks and evolvement on the cities, instead of seeing the same architecture the whole game. For example, I'm playing as the calabin Civ and also gotten the Ashen Viel Religion, After researching technologies that are near end (as in I cannot research no more but future lore), My cities have a change on looks, to make them more look evil-ish and future-ish of fantasy (no flying ships unless they are goblins zeppelins.).