Early Buddhists used it as a symbol for the Buddha, and domes of their monuments are often surmounted by umbrellas. Umbrellas feature in Hinduism too.
त्यामुळे तिचे संरक्षण मिळण्याकरता लोक आपापल्या चालत्या - फिरत्या ‘ छप्पराखाली ’ चालत असत.