Swastik is not just a symbol of auspiciousness, but it is a device to attract and keep energy balanced. When women of olden times used to make Alpana or Swastik with rice, Pithar or vermillion in the courtyard, door frame or corner of the kitchen, they were not just following the tradition, but were activating the energy system of the house. Every part of Swastik like four arms and the center point is connected to four directions and five elements.

Its center is Brahmasthan. From where positive energy spreads throughout the house. This shape is considered a subtle device to cut negative energy and stabilize the life force. At the same time, Alpana or Mandana, which women used to make with rice paste, cow dung or turmeric, acts like an energy grid on the ground of the house. The secrets of Tantric and Beej Mantras are hidden behind these shapes, which were engraved in the form of pictures.

Modern science also believes that mental peace and energy balance is possible through geometric designs and colours. Therefore, when a woman makes alpana on the door, she is not only celebrating the festival but also inviting an invisible power. Today these traditions are being abandoned considering them old, whereas these are the scientific spiritual methods, which used to make the house a temple and life an energy center.