Note 27 — Chapter I · NATURE POWERS.
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The Swastika is considered so holy in the Konkan that it is always drawn on the Antarpat; and at the time of the Punyáha Wachan ceremony which precedes a Hindu wedding, a Swastika drawn in rice is worshipped.27 The principal deities of the Hindus, whenever they are invoked on special occasions, are seated on the Swastika.28 The people of the Ratnágiri District worship the Swastika, regarding it as the symbol as well as the seat of the Sun-god.29