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Cows is a Holy animal.Cow in mandala stands for humbleness. Cow is a holy animal.In mandala cow stands for peace.Cows are venerated within the Hindu religion of India.According to Vedic scripture they are to be treated with the same respect 'as one's mother' because of the milk they provide;The worship of the Sacred Bull throughout the ancient world is most familiar to the Western world in the episode of the idol of the Golden Calf made by Aaron and worshipped by the Hebrews in the wilderness of Sinai (Exodus).
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The doubled crocodile in the middle represents the unity in the diversity; the crocodile itself is classified immortal.The crocodile gets its name from the Greeks who observed them in the Nile river.The Greeks called them krokodilos, a compound word from kroke, which means "pebbles" and drilos, which means "worm".
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a symbol of royal power and prestigeThe scattered skulls of prehistoric pygmy elephants on Crete, featuring a single large nasal cavity at the front, may have formed the basis of belief in existence of cyclops, the one-eyed giants featured in Homer's Odyssey. A white elephant is considered holy in Thailand. Ganesh, the Hindu god of wisdom, has an elephant's head. Elephants are used in festivals in Sri Lanka, such as the Esala Perahera.
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Great Sphinx of Giza.Lions appear as a theme in cultures across Europe, Asia and Africa.The lion was adopted by the British people as their mascot together with the bulldog. Lions have been widely used in sculpture and statuary to provide a sense of majesty and awe, especially on public buildings. This usage dates back to the origin of civilization, since there are lions at the entrance of cities or sacred sites since the mesopotamian cultures.
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