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is coloured red, the proper colour of the East. The left hand 
swastika is the symbol of Kali, the mother of Ganeesa, and of the 
sun in his nocturnal course from West to East, and is coloured blue. 
The right and left hand forms are spoken of as “ reversely revolving 
swastikas, 5 ' and, indeed, the idea of rotation seems to be clearly 
indicated, and may very likely be the most fundamental attribute 
of the symbol. (Text Figs 1-5). 
Text-figures 1-5. “ Hindu Emblems.” 
1, Swastika ; 2, Goad or Sceptre; 3, A double trisul (the middle figure); 
4, Vajra or thunderbolt; 5, Twinned fishes. 
The deities who preside over the four quarters of the universe, 
according to Oriental cosmogony, are called in the vernacular 
the “Hataravaran-deviyo.”* In a spirited wood-carving they are 
represented in a realistic manner, revolving round the sun in the 
direction of the hands of a watch. The right hand of each figure 
is raised over the head to grasp the extended right foot of the 
succeeding one. Each right forearm is bent approximately at a 
right angle upon the upper arm, and the whole device suggests the 
idea of the swastika. The wood-carving (08, 79-231) is about 
18 in. in diameter ; the bronze swastika about 2J in. 
* Or Sataravaran-deviyo. 
