Did you know that Thailand's and Indonesia's coat of arms are based on Garuda, the Vahana for Vishnu?
>>220296708Wow, did you name it after Garuda from Warframe?
>>220296708save us indonesia, give us pancasila
>>220296708Yeah, I’d heard that somewhere.Thailand’s version is cooler, Indonesia’s looks like some gay knockoff of Euro heraldry.
>>220296945because indogs were colonized, they didn't even know about their ancient temples until a dutch explorer found them in the jungle
>>220297054Was Islam also a factor in that?
>>220296945Like it or not being colonized by europeans is one part of our history and therefore resemblance to european heraldry is a good point on design standpoint.
>>220297129Nah, it's the hyperactive volcanoes burying all the shit