A week or so as we are sitting on our Veranda in Sanur, drinking our morning tea, we noticed a Swastika in the center of an elaborate molding over a gate. Since then we have noticed them everywhere! We decided that obviously the Swastika must have meaning of significance, aside from the terrible association we have of it due to Hitler and the Nazi's.
We finally were able to ask our guide about it today as he is quite an accomplished English speaker. It is an ancient symbol in the HINDU religion representing the 'Circle of Life' Birth, Life, Death, and Re-birth!
I was of course very relieved to learn this, and now will have a pleasant association when confronted with the Swastika.
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