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English: 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.
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Flag of the Republic of India
ভারতীয় প্রজাতন্ত্রের জাতীয় পতাকা
علم الهند
Bandera de la República de la India
flago de Barato
भारत का ध्वज
ਭਾਰਤ ਦਾ ਝੰਡਾ
ভাৰতৰ জাতীয় পতাকা
भारतको राष्ट्रीय झण्डा
ଭାରତର ଜାତୀୟ ପତାକା
భారత జాతీయపతాకం
ඉන්දියාවේ ජාතික කොඩිය
Državna zastava Indije
भारत का ध्वज
Bandeira da Índia
ભારત નો રાષ્ટ્રધ્વજ
ഇന്ത്യ രാജ്യത്തിന്റെ പതാക
ಭಾರತದ ಧ್ವಜ
भारतीय राष्ट्रीय ध्वज
Flagge Indiens
پرچم هندوستان
بھارتی پرچم
Флаг Индии
Һиндстан байрагы
Flaga Republiki Indii
ഇന്ത്യ
Quốc kỳ Ấn Độ
Indian flag
भारताचा राष्ट्रीय ध्वज, ज्याला सामान्यतः तिरंगा म्हणतात, हा केसरी , पांढरा आणि हिरवा अशा तीन रंगांचा क्षैतिज आयताकृती ध्वज आहे; तसेच निळ्या रंगाचे अशोक चक्र हे मध्यभागी आहे. २२ जुलै १९४७ रोजी झालेल्या संविधान सभेच्या बैठकीत तो सध्याच्या स्वरूपात स्वी