Ashoka Chakra
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The Ashoka Chakra is an Indian symbol which is a depiction of the Dharmachakra. It is called so because it appears on a number of edicts of Ashoka, most prominent among which is the Lion Capital of As
Depiction of a chakravartin, possibly Ashoka, with a 16-spoked wheel (1st century BCE/CE)
Spinning wheel
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A spinning wheel is a device for spinning thread or yarn from fibres. It was fundamental to the textile industry prior to the Industrial Revolution. It laid the foundations for later machinery such as
Ashoka Chakra
…the centre of the Flag of India (adopted on 22 July 1947), where it is rendered in a navy blue colour on a white background, replacing the symbol of charkha (spinning wheel) of the pre-independence versions of the flag. It is also shown in the Ashoka Chakra medal, which is the highest award for gallantry…
An elderly Irish woman with a spinning wheel
Hindoo Spinning-Wheel (1852)
Scene from Al-Maqamat, painted by al-Wasiti (1237)
Spinning wheel depicted in the Smithfield Decretals, between 1300 and 1340