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Swastika - Let good prevail
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This picture was captured recently during the festive Diwali period.
The word Swastika is normally believed to be an amalgam of the words Su and Asati. Su means 'good' and Asati meant 'to exist'.
As per Sanskrit grammer the words 'Su' and 'Asati' when amalgamated into one word become Swasti (as in the case of 'Su' and 'Aaatam' becoming Swagatam meaning welcome). If this derivation of the word Swastika is true, then the literal meaning of the term Swastika would be 'let good-prevail'.
It is also known as "Saathiyo" or "Saathiya" in the state of Gujarat, India.
