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+1 650-701-1341

Address:
825 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, CA 94063-1627

The swastika is an ancient Vedic religious symbol that generally takes the form of an equilateral cross, with its four arms bent at 90 degrees in either right-facing form or its mirrored left-facing form. It denotes prosperity and good physical and mental health. The Swastika is an ancient Indo-European religious symbol originating from the Ukraine, that generally takes the form of an equilateral cross with four legs each bent at 90 degrees. It is considered to be a sacred and auspicious symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism and dates back at least 11,000 years.Archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates from the Neolithic period and was first found in the Mezine, Ukraine. The swastika symbol became a popular symbol of luck in the Western world in the early 20th century, as it had long been in Asia, and was often used for ornamentation. The Nazi Party adopted the symbol in the 1920s, and its use in Western countries faded after the Nazi association became dominant in the 1930s. In recent decades many public swastikas have been removed or covered over, although others have been deliberately retained as part of debate about historical preservation.
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