Nandavarta

The Nandavarta or Nandyavarta is one of the eight auspicious symbols of Jainism for the Śvetāmbara sect.^[1] It is an ashtamangala which is used for worship, and could be made with rice grains.^[2] It is also the symbol of 18th tirthankara Aranatha according to Śvetāmbara tradition and 7th tirthankara Suparshvanatha according to the Digambara tradition.^[3] The symbol has 4 arms with compulsorily 9 corners/ turns each.