Swastika
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Swastika symbolizes Peace and Harmony in Hinduism, and has been used many regions and religions of the world since its origin in the Neolithic period. In the West it is most known for its controversial usage as a Nazi symbol.
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[edit] Geometry
 Svastika of 17 squares |
 "right-facing" swastika |
 broken crossed circle |
 Swastika fractal extrapolation |
[edit] Historical
 Seals of the Indus Valley Civilization (Mature period 2600–1900 BCE) |
 Swastika from Roman mosaic II cent. A. D. Sousse Tunisia |
 Swastika from Roman mosaic II cent. A.D. Kent, UK |
 Part of the Han dynasty "silk comet atlas" |
 Found from Nydam Mose (Nydam Bog) 200-400 A.D |
 Svastika in a Minoan pottery piece from Crete |
 ancient jewellery, at National Museum of Iran |
 Greek helmet |
 Wooden hand cross from Ukraine |
[edit] Early 20th century
Western use of the Swastika in the early 20th century
 Scanned image of the swastika logo from a Rudyard Kipling book - a 1911 edition of Puck of Pook's Hill |
 Interlocking swastika design in pavement of Amiens Cathedral |
 ASEA logotype before 1933. |
 Finnish air forces roundel, used 1918-1944 |
 Kuna Yala flag (1925) |
 Early 20th century Navajo Whirling Log rug |
[edit] Contemporary Eastern religions
 unidentified Buddhist temple |
 swastika symbol on altar, Hanshan Temple, Fengqiao, Suzhou, China |
 A wall painting of Swastika incorporating animals; at a village near Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. |
 decorated Hindu swastika |
 Buddhist swastika in a bronze piece in Japan |
 Cover of a Chinese version of the Diamond Sutra |
.jpg) Swastika on buiding in seoul |
 Swastika on Bulgugsa temple in Korea (1974) |
[edit] Nazism and Neo-Nazism
 Nazi Swastika |
.svg) Flag of Germany 1933-1945 (Third Reich) |
 Swastika on the plane Curtiss Export Hawk of Ernst Udet |
 Anti Nazi Symbol |
