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Other meanings of a Lotus

By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Draw a square on a piece of paper. Now draw another square over this square, rotating it at a 90-degree angle. You will…

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Published April 4, 2019 · 3 min read
other meanings of a lotus

By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist

Draw a square on a piece of paper. Now draw another square over this square, rotating it at a 90-degree angle. You will get an eight-pointed star, pointing to the four cardinal and four ordinal directions.

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