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Svastika

The svastika is a symbol of auspiciousness (svast = auspiciousness). It has been used as a symbol of the sun or of visnu or even of ganesa. It also represents the world-wheel, the eternally changing world, round a fixed, unchanging centre or god.

Svastika marks depicted on doors or walls of buildings or an animals, are believed to protect them from the wrath of evil spirits or furies of nature.