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Saffron flag of Hindus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bhagwa Dhwaj (Marathi: भगवा ध्वज, romanized: bhagvā dhvaj, lit. 'saffron flag') is a saffron-colour flag used primarily in Hindutva.[1]
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Use | Mainly in Hinduism |
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Proportion | 37.5:37.5 |
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Design | Flag of the Maratha Empire with a double pennant. |
Saffron is also considered a sacred colour in Sikhism, it used to feature in the Nishan Sahib until the SGPC hukamnama in 2024, on the Nishaan Sahib[2].[3]
It has been described as "swallow-tailed and of a deep saffron color emblematic of the followers of god Mahādeva".[4]
In modern times, variations of a saffron flag were adopted by Hindu nationalist organisations – the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha in 1915 and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1925;[5] the saffron flag is believed to be a guru, or supreme authority, in the latter.[6][7]
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