(AP) — The symbol is a millennia-old sacred symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism that represents peace and good fortune, and was also used widely by Indigenous people worldwide in a similar vein.

Sheetal Deo was shocked when she got a letter from her Queens apartment building’s co-op board calling her Diwali decoration “offensive” and demanding she take it down. “My decoration said ‘Happy ...

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AP — Sheetal Deo was shocked when she got a letter from her Queens apartment building’s co-op board calling her Diwali decoration “offensive” and demanding she take it down. “My decoration said ‘Happy ...

Sheetal Deo and her husband, Sanmeet Deo, hold a swastika symbol in their home in Syosset, NY, on Sunday, November 13. Sheetal Deo was shocked when she got a letter from her Queens apartment ...