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English: Swastika It symbolizes Harmony, Lord Ganesh has it on his right hand. Differs from other uses of swastika by the four dots inside each of the four arms. Also, it is always drawn with the four inner arms at 0, 90, 180 and 270 degrees on the compass, unlike other inscriptions where the inner arms are in the form of an 'X'.
العربية: صليب معقوف
Български: Свастика
Català: Esvàstica
Dansk: Svastika
Deutsch: hinduistische Swastika , auch Hakenkreuz, gezeichnet von Ariane Schmidt unter Benutzung von Inkscape.
Ελληνικά: Σβάστικα
Español: Esvástica
Eesti: Haakrist
Esperanto: Svastiko
فارسی: صلیب شکسته
Suomi: Hakaristi
Français : Svastika
한국어: 만자
Hrvatski: Svastika
Italiano: Svastica
עברית: צלב הקרס
Lietuvių: Svastika
Magyar: Szvasztika
Nederlands: Swastika
日本語: 卍
Norsk bokmål: Hakekors
Norsk nynorsk: Svastika
Polski: Swastyka
Português: Suástica
Русский: Свастика Этот знак символизирует гармонию. Находится у Бога Ганеша на правой руке. Отличается от прочих изображений свастик наличием точек в каждом изгибе. Также, отличительной чертой этого знака, является направленность его лучей к 0, 90, 180, и 270 градусам по компасу, в то время, как остальные трактовки свастики руководствуются соответствием знака латинской букве "X" (Икс).
Српски / srpski: Свастика
Suomi: Hakaristi
Svenska: Svastika
中文: 卐


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