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Flag of India*
country India
used by India
current since 1947-08-15
created by Pingali Venkayya
format 2:3
shape rectangular
FIAV FIAV 111000.svg↑
colours saffron, white, green
other characteristics flag has 3 horizontal stripes

flag contains symbol: Dharma-chakra
Description
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.
हिन्दी: भारत का ध्वज
বাংলা: ভারতের জাতীয় পতাকা
ગુજરાતી: ભારતનો રાષ્ટ્રધ્વજ
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಭಾರತದ ತ್ರಿವರ್ಣ ಧ್ವಜ
മലയാളം: ഇന്ത്യയുടെ ദേശീയപതാക
मराठी: भारतीय राष्ट्रध्वज
नेपाली: भारतको राष्ट्रीय झण्डा
ଓଡ଼ିଆ: ଭାରତର ଜାତୀୟ ପତାକା
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: ਭਾਰਤ ਦਾ ਝੰਡਾ
پنجابی: ھندستان دا چنڈا
संस्कृतम्: भारतम् ध्वज
தமிழ்: இந்திய தேசியக் கொடி
తెలుగు: భారత జాతీయపతాకం
اردو: بھارت کا پرچم
Français : Drapeau de l'Inde
Português: Bandeira da Índia
ইমার ঠার/বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী: ভারতর ফিরালহান
भोजपुरी: भारतीय ध्वज
नेपाल भाषा: भारतयागु ध्वांय
पाली pālī: भारत पताका
Ænglisc: Indeas Fana
Česky: Indická vlajka
Cymraeg: Baner India
Deutsch: Flagge Indiens
ދިވެހިބަސް: އިންޑިޔާގެ ދިދަ
Esperanto: Flago de Barato (Hindio)
Español: Bandera de la India
فارسی: پرچم هند
Gaeilge: Bratach na hIndia
Gàidhlig: Bratach na h-Innsean
Interlingua: Bandiera de India
Interlingue: Flagga del India
日本語: 印度の国旗
Latina: Vexillum Indiae
Kernowek: Baner Eynda
မြန်မာဘာသာ: အိန္ဒိယနိုင်ငံ၏ အလံတော်
Plattdüütsch: Flagg vun Indien
Nouormand: Couleu d'Înde
Novial: Flage de India
پښتو: د هندوستان بېرغ
Русский: Флаг Индии
Scots: Banner o Indie
සිංහල: ඉන්දියාවේ ජාතික කොඩිය
Slovenščina: Državna zastava Indije
‪中文(简体)‬: 印度国旗
‪中文(繁體)‬: 印度國旗
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Self-made, based from ISI 1:1968 Specification for the national flag of India (cotton khadi)
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User:SKopp
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current17:56, 14 July 2010Thumbnail for version as of 17:56, 14 July 20101,350 × 900 (849 B)Zscout370 (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Flag_of_India_ISI_1.svg)
22:53, 19 April 2010Thumbnail for version as of 22:53, 19 April 20101,350 × 900 (889 B)Zscout370 (Finally got my hands on ISI 1:1968. The colors are in CIE 1931, so that will take a while to solve. However, this is what I got from the construction provided. Markup in Size 7 for the flag.)
07:44, 2 April 2010Thumbnail for version as of 07:44, 2 April 20101,200 × 800 (858 B)Zscout370 (The 1.1 declaration broke the validation, but I took it out so it all works now. Try it, trust me on that one.)
07:40, 2 April 2010Thumbnail for version as of 07:40, 2 April 20101,200 × 800 (898 B)Zscout370 (svg 1.1 cannot start as numbers for id's, it must be text (now Zach, don't break all of Wikimedia again))
07:30, 2 April 2010Thumbnail for version as of 07:30, 2 April 20101,200 × 800 (898 B)Zscout370 (the data sheet has SVG v 1.0 in the text, the checker is 1.1)
07:29, 2 April 2010Thumbnail for version as of 07:29, 2 April 20101,200 × 800 (898 B)Zscout370 (Compressing more code)
03:30, 2 April 2010Thumbnail for version as of 03:30, 2 April 20101,200 × 800 (948 B)Zscout370 (Reverted to version as of 17:01, 1 April 2010 flag was drawn wrong anyways)
21:46, 1 April 2010Thumbnail for version as of 21:46, 1 April 2010512 × 341 (5 KB)Fred the Oyster (Reverted to version as of 08:35, 1 April 2010 the code doesn't validate and is therefore incorrect. Validity takes precedence over 3k of code)
17:01, 1 April 2010Thumbnail for version as of 17:01, 1 April 20101,200 × 800 (948 B)Zscout370 (Reverted to version as of 20:42, 19 November 2009 validation of the code is not a concern, added a lot of bloated code)
08:35, 1 April 2010Thumbnail for version as of 08:35, 1 April 2010512 × 341 (5 KB)Fred the Oyster (== Summary == Correct SVG errors that wouldn't allow validation of the code )
20:42, 19 November 2009Thumbnail for version as of 20:42, 19 November 20091,200 × 800 (948 B)Zscout370 (Compress code, realized that the middle blue disc was missing for a while...oops)
04:34, 3 October 2009Thumbnail for version as of 04:34, 3 October 20091,200 × 800 (1 KB)Zscout370 (From downloadable files at http://india.gov.in/myindia/images/flag1.gif (Safron is still not legally defined when it comes to what it does look like, but the Government of India has flag images we can download and use).)
22:03, 2 October 2009Thumbnail for version as of 22:03, 2 October 2009450 × 300 (11 KB)HFret (The top clour, is Saffron and not orange.)
07:48, 20 December 2008Thumbnail for version as of 07:48, 20 December 20081,350 × 900 (11 KB)Zscout370 (Working on the wheel)
07:44, 20 December 2008Thumbnail for version as of 07:44, 20 December 20081,350 × 900 (12 KB)Zscout370 ( reworked the flag on the official image at http://india.gov.in/myindia/images/flag1.eps)
22:39, 21 September 2007Thumbnail for version as of 22:39, 21 September 20071,350 × 900 (9 KB)Zscout370 (Honey, I broke the image)
22:28, 21 September 2007No thumbnail (10 KB)Zscout370 (Reverted to version as of 06:31, 9 February 2006)
20:52, 15 September 2007Thumbnail for version as of 20:52, 15 September 20071,200 × 800 (1 KB)Zscout370 (Reverted to version as of 23:54, 24 March 2006)
07:12, 26 March 2006No thumbnail (10 KB)Nichalp (Reverted to earlier revision)
01:14, 25 March 2006Thumbnail for version as of 01:14, 25 March 20061,200 × 800 (1 KB)Pumbaa80 (Wheel slightly improved. Colors changed according to http://fotw.vexillum.com/flags/in.html#colour)
23:54, 24 March 2006Thumbnail for version as of 23:54, 24 March 20061,200 × 800 (1 KB)Pumbaa80 (File re-coded by hand. File size significantly reduced. More saturated orange. Used [http://homepage.mac.com/gratitude/PeacePath__Flags_Data/IndiaF.gif this] as a template.)
06:31, 9 February 2006Thumbnail for version as of 06:31, 9 February 2006450 × 300 (10 KB)Zscout370 (did some little compression, I will try to do more later)
04:50, 30 December 2005Thumbnail for version as of 04:50, 30 December 2005450 × 300 (11 KB)Zscout370 (Saved it as a simple SVG file)
10:11, 28 November 2005Thumbnail for version as of 10:11, 28 November 2005450 × 300 (23 KB)Nichalp (Modified colours as per the old png version)
06:31, 16 October 2005Thumbnail for version as of 06:31, 16 October 2005450 × 300 (11 KB)Zscout370 (Compression)
03:30, 10 October 2005Thumbnail for version as of 03:30, 10 October 2005450 × 300 (12 KB)Zscout370 (I have changed the colors and the central emblem to match http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:India_flag_large.png.)
04:58, 28 September 2005Thumbnail for version as of 04:58, 28 September 2005450 × 300 (11 KB)SKopp (The flag of India. Source: Drawn by User:SKopp {{Template:Insignia}} Category:Flags of India)

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