In the 1971 war, some HF-24 Maruts and Hawker Hunter aircraft were used to assist an Indian border post at the Battle of Longewala in the morning of 5 December 1971 by the Indian Air Force.
Deities addressed besides Indra and Agni include the Vishvadevas, Pusan, the Asvins, Ushas (Dawn), the Maruts, Dyaus and Prthivi (Heaven and Earth), Savitar, Brhaspati and Soma-Rudra.