Star of Lakshmi

Ashthalakshmi or Star of Lakshmi.

The Star of Lakshmi is a special octagram, a regular compound polygon, represented by Schläfli symbol {8/2} or 2{4}, made from two congruent squares with the same center at 45° angles, and figures in Hinduism, commonly attributed to Ashtalakshmi (Sanskrit: अष्टलक्ष्मी, Aṣṭalakṣmi, lit. Eightfold Lakshmi), the eight forms, or "kinds of wealth", of the goddess Lakshmi. The figure was popularized by The Return of the Pink Panther where it is featured with the same name in the Lugash national museum portrayed in the movie.^[1]

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The symbol is used by the band Faith No More.^{[citation needed]}

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↑ The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-12-23

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[1] The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-12-23

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