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The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, the Scottish order of knighthood whose modern period dates from King James VII of Scotland (James II of England), who revived it in 1687, and Queen Anne, who revived it again in 1703.

In order of precedence among knights, Knights of the Thistle are ranked just below Knights of the Garter, these two orders being the oldest and most honoured in Britain. (Knights of the Thistle and of the Garter rank as Knights Grand Cross when compared with other orders and thus may be granted the use of supporters with their arms.)

The insignia comprise a star bearing St. Andrew’s cross, in the centre of which is a green thistle on a field of gold; a badge portraying St. Andrew and his cross; and a collar consisting of thistles alternating with sprigs of rue. All insignia are returned upon the holder’s death. The motto of the order, “Nemo me impune lacessit” (“No one provokes me with impunity”), is also the motto of all Scottish regiments, although more popularly rendered as “Wha daur meddle wi’ me?”

https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Most-Ancient-and-Most-Noble-Order-of-the-Thistle

>>8884148 LB

>https://merrill.umd.edu/about-merrill/staff-faculty/joseph-weber/

>He is now a director of LEVICK communications in Washington D.C.

Levick Strategic Communications is a public relations firm owned by Richard S. Levick. It has handled the media on high-profile matters, including Napster, the Florida election recount, the Catholic Church during its sex-abuse scandals, the tobacco industry, prisoner detentions at Guantanamo, and the Rosie O’Donnell/Rosie magazine lawsuit.

In the Catholic scandal, he told PR News, he represented a particular order of the Catholic Church that wanted to avoid being mentioned in connection with the scandal. "Our call came from an order in Rome a week before the bishops were scheduled to have their meeting there," he said. "Half an hour into a call with the order's American schools, one of the priests said, 'We cannot leave the seminary. It is surrounded by camera crews.' One of the fathers on the phone from the United States [in Connecticut] said, 'We have camera crews here, too, and we cannot leave.'"

As a result of his work, he boasted, "The story, which should have been the global focus of news, virtually never appeared. There was a tiny bit on TV and one story in a little local paper, but the story died away, and a few weeks later, there was a favorable story about the order on a New York TV network."

https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Levick_Strategic_Communications

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http://govtmuseumchennai.org/

https://qz.com/india/1759244/a-brief-history-of-nataraja-the-dancing-hindu-god-shiva/

https://www.indianpanorama.in/blog/sathir-10000-a-guinness-world-record-attempt-with-10000-bharathanatyam-dancers-in-chennai/

3 Indian sauces vs. an anonymous anecdotal claim to the contrary.

anons can search for "Shiva" "Nataraja" "Bhujangatrasita Karana" and decide for themselves which is correct.

Shiva has many forms. This particular one, Nataraja, was popularized roughly 1000 years ago in the Tamil region, pre-European colonialist invasion.

There are other forms of Shiva that do show him wearing a garland or bracelets of snakes.

Sauces confirm the above statements.

http://www.mahavidya.ca/category/the-hindu-temple-and-worship-rituals/worship-rituals-and-festivals/iconography/