Some of them were selected for representing the Vishvedevas, the Pitris, and the gods of fire. These were smeared with sandal-paste, and flowers were offered to them. They were also worshipped with the other sorts of costly offerings.
विश्वेदेवाः सपितरः साग्नयचोपकल्पिता:। विलिप्ताः पुष्पवन्तश्च सुप्रचाराः सुपूजिताः। व्यराजन्त महाराज नक्षत्रपतयो यथा।॥