Swastika spotted on poster in Indian restaurant

This was spotted the other night on the wall in Sarovar.

Here's a closeup.



I know it's not a Nazi swastika and I specifically didn't include this on the swastika's in Munich thread. Just thought it was interesting.

See Wikipedia for loads of info on them.

Blimey. So there is.

"Spot the Swastika" would have worked as well

The swastika has been used in Indian for centuries and was adopted by the Nazis
The swastika is a holy symbol in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. In the West, it is more widely known as symbol of Nazism

The swastika was originally a buddhist symbol ( I think). I'm sure Google will tell you more.
It generally went the other way though (anti-clockwise).

I think I said at 2004's Christmas Eve dinner that Swagat needed to update their decor, maybe with a bunch of swastikas as a running border.

That of course led to another tack in the discussion.

There were loads in Japan too. Must stem more from Buddhism than Shintoism there.

Yup its true. Rus is right. That is a holy symbol of Hindus and we have been using it for centuries.

There was no question as to its origin and use in the context of the picture above.

I didn't know that the devil was a Hindu.

not referring to the hindu , but the devil comes in many forms

religious devil sort of a paradox aint it, would mean that he prays to God, surely he has to be an atheist. or does that just apply to a belief that there is God

I was till, the time 666 was spotted on the back of my head. Then the world just changed for me!!!

I was under the impression the devil is the opposite of god, however, being the opposite would imply that he too is all knowing just an evil bastard... I don't see how that would fit into the teching of christianity.

Hmmm.

Ahh.

Christianity views Satan as an angel cast from heaven by God. Fair enough.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil

Rumors !! Rumors !! Rumors !! You should never believe in them !!!

According to Bild, the number of the beast is actually 616. A mistake in translation resulted in 666

Devil, Satan, Fallen Angel, Beelzebub, Diablo, Desmodeus, Mephisto.. many guises even in 1 just religion!

Keydeck, you really should do a search before posting.

And you really should read the posts in this topic before posting

Ok, my bad. Thought I had him there, but the joke is on me. I guess I could still hope for a merge.

Therein lies the problem with being overly critical all the time, people are always watching for your own failures, bugger

I didn't want to include this in the other thread as I didn't want the name Sarovar too closely linked with a thread involving lots of Nazi stuff. Especially as I was specifically saying that I knew it wasn't a Nazi swastika. Weird but true.

To which the Satanists have replied:

"Peter Gilmore, High Priest of the Church of Satan, based in New York, said: 'By using 666 we're using something that the Christians fear. Mind you, if they do switch to 616 being the number of the beast then we'll start using that.' "

This symbol is quite common in India. You can see it in every Hindu home and religious events. It is symbolic of luck and prosperity back home.

India owns the darn symbol. Everybody else just copied or customized it. Fucking tossers. India should start collecting royalties from these countries ffs.

Just doing my part to keep you on your toes and to let the newbies know that no man is immune to scrutiny.

Much appreciated mate

I actually thought that ikt is older than even before the region where India is now started to use it. It was used in many ancient Egyptian symbols. In fact you can see some at the Egypt Museum in Berlin.