Tattoo by David Kalalo on himself in Batak Djadjak style.
Swastika Article
THE URBAN MYTH that the Nazi swastika goes one way, but the sacred symbol of India goes the other way seems to still be current. Sadly, this is not true. The official Nazi Party emblem, adopted in 1932, was the clockwise swastika, and this is often seen on Buddhist images as well. Jains even use the rotated svastika. Both clockwise and anticlockwise are used in Indian religious iconography, and both are found, for instance, in the Tibetan Unicode block: U+0FD5 卐 (right-facing/clockwise), U+0FD6 卍 (left-facing/anti-clockwise). The svastika is also a Chinese character, and is pronounced wàn. If you look at Google maps of Japan you'll see temples marked with the 卍.
This is the first part of Jayarava article about the swastika from a Buddhist point of view. Continuing reading here.
Swastika Arangetram
The girl, my cousin, is getting ready for her 2-hour "arangetram," her debut performance after many years of Bharatanatyam (classical Indian dance) training from a personal guru. It's like a very formal coming of age ritual-- the family of the daughter usually invites all of their friends and family and this one even had a famous actor as the official guest of honor. The arangetram is the final step of her 10-year training, like a graduation, and will mean that she can now go public, or even be a guru to other young dancers. She was 14 when the photo was taken, and some girls debut when they're younger than that.
As for the other picture of her hands, the red markings are just a decorative accent, like jewelry. It's supposed to be a quick-and-easy version of henna, which could take hours to get right. The swastika in that form is a Hindu symbol.
Swastika Cock
Sam Rulz a custom tattoo artist from New Zealand.
Here a rooster she just painted using hand carved Swazi soapstone stamp and antique Japanese paper
Swastika Football
Fan of the Colombian team, against Argentine last wednesday for the worldcup games.
Swastika York
Photo: Bockschuss
Tina Negus took this close up in the York minster.
And the empty minster by Allan.
Swastika Gentle Swastika
This carving is from an image of ManWoman's gentle swastika book by Carolyn O'neil of Swastika, Ontario, Canada in 1991. She was one of the first swastika pen pals(of Man Woman) in the earliest days of the mission to reclaim the symbol. Her town had that name since 1911 and had lots of struggles trying to keep it.
And the book is still on sale.
Swastika Sicily
The triskelion is a part of the flag of Sicily.
My friend Max from the Republic of Tatatrstan, Kazan send me this foto telling me: Photographed in one of the offices of a souvenir with a swastika, was told that it is from Sicily.
Swastika Dr. Lakra
Dr. Lakra modified this image.
Dr Lakra (Jeronimo Lopez Ramirez, born 1972, Mexico) is an artist and tattooist based in Oaxaca, Mexico. Apart from tattooing, his art involves embellishing images and other found objects - for instance, dolls, old medical illustrations, and pictures in 1950s Mexican magazines - with macabre or tattoo-style designs
Swastika Buhl Building
Andrew says about his foto:
A close up of the Buhl building from the Guardian board room. The swastikas represent Native American symbolism which is the decorative theme of the Buhl building in Detroit.
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