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Image: Flag of India

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Description: The Flag of India. The colours are saffron, white and green. The navy blue wheel in the center of the flag has a diameter approximately the width of the white band and is called Ashoka's Dharma Chakra, with 24 spokes (after Ashoka, the Great). Each spoke depicts one hour of the day, portraying the prevalence of righteousness all 24 hours of it.
Title: Flag of India
Credit: Self-made, based from ISI 1:1968 Specification for the national flag of India (cotton khadi) Flag of India* country India used by India current since 1947-08-15 created by Pingali Venkayya format 2:3 shape 12 ↑ colors saffron, white, green      saffron rendered as RGB 255 153 051      white rendered as RGB 255 255 255      green rendered as RGB 018 136 007 other characteristics flag has 3 horizontal stripes flag contains symbol: Dharma-chakra
Author: User:SKopp
Permission: This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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