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title: "Sacred Symbols of Hinduism"  
description: "Hinduism is one of the oldest religion of the world, so here are some of the Sacred symbols of Hinduism you should know about"  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-12-03  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1742/sacred-symbols-of-hinduism  
category: "hinduism"  
tags: ["Hinduism", "Hindu", "Sacred symbols", "Sacred symbols of Hinduism"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Sacred Symbols of Hinduism

![Sacred Symbols of Hinduism](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/89a8cc5e-f1a0-4025-acee-f8349bcf8e14/images/6fdd2f34-9891-4281-93f0-c3eaf1d0bfec.jpeg) ![Sacred Symbols of Hinduism](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/89a8cc5e-f1a0-4025-acee-f8349bcf8e14/images/f8ffcd16-ff4d-49f8-8e00-4ddd54ad4c39.jpeg) The Aum (Om)) is the most important spiritual Hindu symbol and its sound is used in meditation. ![Sacred Symbols of Hinduism](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/89a8cc5e-f1a0-4025-acee-f8349bcf8e14/images/10e3d071-9bf9-4354-b585-f29b548650a7.jpeg) The lotus is a very important symbol of Indian cultural heritage. ![Sacred Symbols of Hinduism](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/89a8cc5e-f1a0-4025-acee-f8349bcf8e14/images/94dd2a15-9539-42b6-b6b7-08d74dfc9d31.jpeg) A dot or point is the abode of Shiva-Shakti, Vishnu- Lakshmi-Shakti. ![Sacred Symbols of Hinduism](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/89a8cc5e-f1a0-4025-acee-f8349bcf8e14/images/8d55d7d5-aba9-41ec-8859-cd05c14692c8.jpeg) Swastika: May God Indra be benevolent and kind to us: Poosha Deva — God of intelligence be pleased and be benevolent to us ![Sacred Symbols of Hinduism](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/89a8cc5e-f1a0-4025-acee-f8349bcf8e14/images/052211dc-c8cb-4787-a42d-8b9b02e9e58f.jpeg) Sri Yantra – symbol of formed by nine interlocking triangles that radiate out from the central point. ![Sacred Symbols of Hinduism](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/89a8cc5e-f1a0-4025-acee-f8349bcf8e14/images/bc976b8a-d1d8-43cc-a333-b4df0f4e42ac.jpeg) Conch Shell- Shankh: The shankh was obtained as a gift from the great ocean- churning. ![Sacred Symbols of Hinduism](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/89a8cc5e-f1a0-4025-acee-f8349bcf8e14/images/c9d6c2cd-c0a7-4020-96b3-7a5b76216302.jpeg) Trishula or the Trident is a well known Hindu symbol that is associated with Lord Shiva.

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