A ruler’s status increased according to the number of umbrellas he owned, as shown by a Burmese king who was called Lord of the Twenty - Four Umbrellas. Sometimes the number of tiers was important.
त्या फक्‍त, महत्त्वपूर्ण लोकांच्या प्रतिष्ठेचे व आदराचे प्रतीक दर्शवण्यासाठी होत्या.