Swastika: January 2014

Swastika Cemetery

José: This is a contemporary Jewish tomb at Mumbai Jewish Cemetery. There is Jewish tradition to place a small rock over the tomb of visited people at cemeteries. But in India you often find large bricks instead. As the swastika, in India is related do god Ganisha (Ganesha), and use for "good journeys", personal, financial, spiritual, road trip etc, someone visited this tomb, 3 times and place traditional local made swastika bricks at the tomb. Probably a woman's tomb due to the "menorah", the chandelier. I can't read an Indian name written in Hebrew. Is someone could, please, do it.

Swastika FootSwitches

Dickie Golden:I have a small batch of copper hammertone finished footswitches.
Info@dickiegolden.com to get one.

Swastika Revolution

T shirt by Reptilia called "The Revolution of a Movement"
And down here the designer of the Tshirt, Mike

Swastika Arm

Tatoo by my new friend Pete Finka, London, England.

Swastika Balcony

Photo: Pavel, Balcony Hotel.
Haridwar, Uttarakhand
India

Swastika Farley Post

The Farley Post Office NYC
The James A. Farley Post Office Building is the main post office building in New York City. Its ZIP code designation is 10001, and it is commonly addressed on letters as JAF Station. Built in 1912, the building is famous for bearing the inscription: "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." In 1982, the post office was officially designated The James A. Farley Building, as a monument and testament to the political career of the nation's 53rd Postmaster General. The Farley Post Office is home to "Operation Santa", made famous in the classic 1947 film Miracle on 34th Street and it is the inspiration for the post office in Terry Pratchett's Going Postal, with its "Glom of nit" legend.

Photo: Karen

Swastika Dancing Girl

E.O. HOPPÉ, DANCING GIRL, BALI, 1930

Swastika Cranach

Lucas Cranach The Elder, Hercules and Antaeus (1530)
Cranachwas a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving. He was court painter to the Electors of Saxony for most of his career, and is known for his portraits, both of German princes and those of the leaders of the Protestant Reformation, whose cause he embraced with enthusiasm, becoming a close friend of Martin Luther. He also painted religious subjects, first in the Catholic tradition, and later trying to find new ways of conveying Lutheran religious concerns in art. He continued throughout his career to paint nude subjects drawn from mythology and religion. He had a large workshop and many works exist in different versions; his son Lucas Cranach the Younger, and others, continued to create versions of his father's works for decades after his death.

Swastika Ear

My friend Vana, Broadstairs, U.K. made her friend Dan a bit more beautifull.

Swastika Exposition

My friend Ethnogenic_Artkore from Berlin had a short exposition where also the present for the blog was.

Swastika FurKids

Niki, England had this piece as a welcome present from Rosie.

Swastika Legging

Valentina from Italy found these leggings

Swastika Gate

Emily; Gate in my Neighborhood - Delhi

Swastika Peace

Piece of art by Jo Frederiks.
PEACE.
[The ancient meaning of the holy swastika, long before it was hijacked by Hitler.]

Jo Frederiks is a passionate animal rights advocate, speaking through her art to create awareness of animal cruelty. She is a fulltime practicing Wildlife artist, currently working towards her next major exhibition, exposing the well-hidden plight of helpless 'livestock' animals.

Swastika Good Cross

Implant by Samppa on Jol in Australia. Samppa would love to do a whole arm or bodypart with this pattern.

Swastika Bat

Bat carrying a swastika
China 1900-1949 CE white nephrite (jade)
Photo: Mary

Swastika West Baden

Photo: Chris; Architectural details throughout the hotel prominently include the swastika, which was a symbol of health, streangth, success, and good luck at the time the hotel was built in 1902. This was years prior to Nazi use of the symbol

Swastika Phoenix

Photo: Dunajski from a sacred building in Cambodia.

Swastika Skulls

Tattoo by Trisha O Callaghan from Cork Ireland on the memorialday of ManWoman.

Swastika Cunard Line

Cunard Line dinner menu Sept 1925
Signed by famous opera singer Marie Tiffany..
Photo: Derby

Swastika Dallas Museum

Photo from Ned who visited Dallas museum of art and spotted this beautifull mosaic.

Swastika Mirror

Pacy from Austria has a new mirror in his livingroom.

Swastika Aknada

Runes from Aknada in Daghestan
Below are photographs sent by Dr. Guseyn Guseynov to Kavehfarrokh.com. These are two stone bricks inscribed with what appear to be ancient rune-type insignia and patterns. The location is in the village of Aknada in Daghestan, located in the northwest Caucasus.