A conjecture about an equilateral triangle bound to any triangle

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First, I would like to show where I want to go...

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... because I find this picture beautiful.

Now, consider any triangle $ABD$, and build an equilateral triangle $ABC$ on one of its longest sides.enter image description here

Let draw two circles, the first passing by $B$, $C$, $D$ and the second with center in $A$ and passing by $D$ (i.e. with center on the opposite vertex with respect to the side $BC$).

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These two circles determine a point $P$, in correspondence of their (other) intersection.

Let us do the same for the other two sides, obtaining other two points $N$ and $O$.

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My conjecture is that the triangle $ONP$ is always equilateral.

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Although it is likely and obvious/known result, my question is

Is there an elementary proof for such conjecture?

Thank you for your suggestions!

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This is true. It has little to do with the original triangle. What you're doing is to reflect the point $D$ in each of the three angle bisectors of an equilateral triangle. The resulting points form an equilateral triangle because the product of any two of these reflections is a rotation through $\frac{2\pi}3$ around the centre of the triangle.