Tiranga (Indian national flag)

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Tiranga, the Indian national flag, is a horizontal tricolour of saffron, white, and green with a navy-blue Ashoka Chakra at its centre, symbolizing the country's values of courage, peace, and faith.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flag of a sovereign state
national flag
adoptedBy Constituent Assembly of India
adoptedOn 1947-07-22
AshokaChakraColour navy blue
AshokaChakraSpokes 24
associatedWithDay Independence Day (India)
surface form: Independence Day of India

Republic Day
surface form: Republic Day of India
associatedWithMovement Har Ghar Tiranga campaign
bottomStripeColour green
centreEmblem Ashoka Chakra
commonName Tiranga (Indian national flag) self-link
surface form: Tiranga
country India
designBasedOn Swaraj flag
designer Pingali Venkayya
displayRequirement must be hoisted with saffron at the top
must not be defaced with lettering
must not be used as drapery
must not touch the ground
firstHoistedAsNationalFlagOn 1947-08-15
firstHoistedLocation Red Fort
surface form: Red Fort, Delhi
governingLaw Flag Code of India
greenStripeRepresents faith
fertility
prosperity
materialSpecification khadi (for official flags)
meaningOfName tricolour
middleStripeColour white
officialName Tiranga (Indian national flag) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Flag of India
orientation horizontal tricolour
proportion 2:3
replaced British colonial flags in India
saffronStripeRepresents courage
sacrifice
symbolizes courage and sacrifice
eternal wheel of law
faith and chivalry
fertility and growth
peace and truth
righteousness (dharma)
unity of India
topStripeColour saffron
usedAs national symbol of India
usedOn Indian embassies and consulates
government buildings in India
official ceremonies of India
whiteStripeRepresents peace
truth

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Independence Day symbol Tiranga (Indian national flag)
subject surface form: Independence Day (India)
Romani flag relatedTo Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands flag Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Dominion of India flag Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India adopted 1947
Constituent Assembly of India adoptedInstrument Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: National Flag of India
Ashoka Chakra partOf Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Ashoka Chakra featuredOn Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Indian national flag
Presidential Standard of India isDistinctFrom Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: National Flag of India
Prime Minister of India flag Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 relatedTo Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: National Flag of India
Independence Day (India) symbol Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Indian national flag
Indians nationalIdentitySymbol Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Prime Minister hoists national flag at Red Fort symbol Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: national flag of India
Prime Minister hoists national flag at Red Fort flagName Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Tiranga
Tiranga (Indian national flag) officialName Tiranga (Indian national flag) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Tiranga
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Tiranga (Indian national flag) commonName Tiranga (Indian national flag) self-link
subject surface form: Tiranga
this entity surface form: Tiranga
Deputy Prime Minister of India flagUsed Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Indian nationalism associatedWithSymbol Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Indian national flag
Governor of Haryana flag Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Chief Minister of Haryana flag Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Seal of the Supreme Court of India relatedTo Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Flags of Asia includes Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Mother India portrayedWith Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: tricolor flag of India
Naval Ensign of India symbol Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Indian national flag
Naval Ensign of India relatedTo Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Indian Air Force Ensign canton Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Army flag of India canton Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Army flag of India relatedTo Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Flag Code of India appliesTo Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Flag Code of India appliesTo Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Indian national flag
Governor of Chhattisgarh flag Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Governor of Assam flag Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Governor of Tamil Nadu flag Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Pingali Venkayya associatedWith Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Indian national flag
Governor of Meghalaya flag Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Swaraj flag inspired Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Swaraj flag inspired Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Indian tricolour
Swaraj flag predecessorOf Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Dominion of India flag
Swaraj flag predecessorOf Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Republic of India flag
Governor of Jharkhand flagUsed Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: National Flag of India
Governor of Telangana flag Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Governor of Bihar flag Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Governor of Uttar Pradesh flag Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Governor of Karnataka flag Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Lahore Session of 1929 symbol Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Indian national flag (tricolour)
Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi hasFlag Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Indian national flag
Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh flag Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India
Madhya Bharat flagUsed Tiranga (Indian national flag)
this entity surface form: Flag of India