How does R. K. Narayan use imagery in Gods, Demons, and Others?

Imagery:

"Over the sounding of the bell, Kannagi screamed, 'Go and wake your king who has put his conscience to sleep, whose heart has become granite, and tell him that a wretched woman bearing a widowed anklet is at his gate.'"

"Into this grim silence, a voice from heaven cried, 'O good king, let her not endure this trial any more. She spoke the truth, and this is your son, accept him.' At these words, flowers were showered upon the assembly."