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There is, but contextually it’s a much more positive symbol. The Nazis ruined it, as they ruined everything they touched
https://www.sbs.com.au/language/punjabi/en/podcast-episode/dont-confuse-nazi-symbol-with-sacred-swastika-australian-hindus-call-for-education-amid-ban/8zlp7za57
It's a hindu symbol, the Nazi's appropriated it. It actually means "conducive to well being or auspicious". https://astrotalk.com/astrology-blog/swastik-meaning-and-significance/
Yes but it was originally a religious symbol used in India among other places that the Nazis appropriated.
OK, I'm a dumdum, but doesn't the Nazi Swastika spin widdershins and the Hindu symbol spin dexter? Or doesn't the direction matter for the Hindu symbol? I do note that the Nazi symbol DOES spin widdershins/sinister/anticlockwise.