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Its use as a Sun symbol can first be seen in its representation of the god Surya (Devanagari: à¤¸à¥à¤°à¥à¤¯, Sun). The swastika is considered extremely holy and auspicious by all Hindus, and is regularly used to decorate items related to Hindu culture. It is used in all Hindu yantras (Devanagari: à¤¯à¤à¤¤à¥à¤°) and religious designs.
In India, some politicians use the the words Hindu and Hindutva with communal overtones either to promote or oppose some ideology or party. To the rest of the world, Hindu and Hinduism refer to a set of people belonging to definite religious system.The fact is that the BOTH the words Hindu and India have foreign origin. The word Hindu is neither a Sanskrit word nor is this word found in any of the native dialects and languages of India.It should be noted that Hindu is NOT a religious word at all. There is no reference of the word hindu in the Ancient Vedic Scriptures.It is said that the Persians used to refer to the Indus river as Sindhu. Indus is a major river which flows partly in India and partly in Pakistan.n India, some politicians use the the words Hindu and Hindutva with communal overtones either to promote or oppose some ideology or party. To the rest of the world, Hindu and Hinduism refer to a set of people belonging to definite religious system.