On the Dasahra festival they worship the lathi or stick which is the badge of office of the village watchman.
"The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II"
R. V. Russell
The policeman walked cautiously forward, his lantern raised in one hand and his lathi tightly grasped in the other.
"Bengal Dacoits and Tigers"
Maharanee Sunity Devee