Basket Ball Women Players

Fantastic design of basket-ball women players in the shape of Stars of David on an Israeli sticker which appeared on a Coca Cola bottle in 1991 towards the championship tournament of the women's bask ball tournament.
From the collection of Haifa designer Hayim Shtayer

Vajrayogini

Photo is courtesy of Sirensongs Who published it on Flickr and wrote in the caption:

The Vajrayogini is often shown in this yogic position with one leg raised

high over her head. This embossed brass plate is the most impressive of several

like it to be seen on the ceiling of the Bijayeshwori Temple, Swayambhu,

Nepal . 

19th century Tibetan mandala of the Naropa tradition

Vajrayogini from the Rubin Museum of Art

Source: Wikipedia entry Vajrayogini   

Necropolis

 

Photo is  courtesy of RomanVirtue who published it on Picase Web Albums and it was shot at the Cemetery (Necropolis) of Toronto

Indian Six

We already saw on this blog that six is the number related to the six pointed star in Judaism Islam and Hellenism (Pythagoras) - now I found out that also the Indians tie this emblem to the same number:
From: Dancing With Siva: Hinduism's Contemporary Catechism p. 728
(Himalayan Academy, 2003 ISBN 0945497962):
"Shatkona, “six-pointed star,” is two interlocking triangles, the upper stand for Siva, purusha and fire, and the lower for Shakti, prakriti and water. Their union gives birth to Sanat-kumara, whose sacred number is six".

Star of Vishnu

Photo of a typical Indian six pointed star is courtesy of thaths who published it on Flickr.
Wayne B. Chandler wrote in his book Ancient Future on p. 69
"In India the six-pointed star is called the star of Vishnu, reflecting the cosmic union between Kali and Shiva, the male and female forces of the universe…heralded as the star of creation by the Egyptians".

Anahata Chakra

Vivian Worthington wrote on P, 104 of her book
A history of yoga, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1982
(ISBN-10: 071009258X)
“The anahata chakra has twelve petals each containing a Sanskrit letter. The color is deep red. The center circle is pale yellow containing a six pointed star, within which is the Sanskrit letter Yang. At one point of the star is a smaller triangle containing a red colored lingam and yoni”.

Caste mark in India

Claude Reignier Conder in p. 292 of his book
"Heth and Moab: Explorations in Syria in 1881 and 1882"
says that the Six pointed star appears on Moslem houses marked in red paint against evil eye and is also a Caste mark in India and a common mediaeval mason’s mark.