Devlok Ashtdhatu Turtle IdolDevlok Ashtdhatu Turtle Idol 665gm TURTLES A LINK BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH They are supposed to be a link between heaven and earth and this thus has made them naturally divine . In Asia , the turtle represents universal order and is thought to have created the universe from its body: its shell is symbolic of the heaven while its body is symbolic of the Mother earth and its under shell is said to represent the underworld. Ashtdhatu Turtle Water Kachua