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by adar 1603 days ago
It's a Hindu/Buddhist swastika, which is still widely used by adherents of said religions.
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Are you sure? There are two of them, each facing opposite directions
According to Wikipedia[0]:

> In Hinduism, the right-facing symbol (clockwise) (卐) is called swastika, symbolizing surya ("sun"), prosperity and good luck, while the left-facing symbol (anti-clockwise) (卍) is called sauwastika, symbolising night or tantric aspects of Kali.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika

Their github avatar has similar iconography:

https://github.com/kernc

And this other user has the same avatar and explicitly says they are buddhist.

https://github.com/neokin

no other signs anywhere I can see that give any cause for concern.

Yep! I speak from experience as an Indian.
I'd say having both of them increases the chance of them being Hindu swastikas. The nazis used only a single direction.