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India Flags – Indian Flag (Tiranga), Bunting, Hand & Car Flags
India flags with the saffron on top and the 24-spoke Ashoka Chakra centred. Order the Indian flag in 3x2ft, 5x3ft or 8x5ft for Independence Day on 15 August, Republic Day on 26 January or the cricket, line a hall or street with India bunting, and give the kids India hand flags for the parade.
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India flags: the Tiranga and the Ashoka Chakra
The Indian flag, the Tiranga, is three equal horizontal bands of saffron, white and India green with a navy-blue wheel of 24 spokes in the centre of the white band, in a 2:3 proportion. The Constituent Assembly adopted it on 22 July 1947, three weeks before independence, taking Pingali Venkayya’s Congress flag and swapping the spinning wheel for the Ashoka Chakra, the wheel of law from the Lion Capital at Sarnath. In the words of the assembly’s own explanation, saffron stands for courage and renunciation, white for truth and peace, and green for faith, fertility and the land; the chakra’s 24 spokes mark the hours of the day and the idea that a nation must keep moving. The Flag Code of India of 2002 gave private citizens the right to fly it, and amendments in 2021 and 2022 allowed machine-made polyester flags and flying by day and night.
Our India flag is printed with the chakra correctly centred and the spokes counted, which cheaper imports frequently get wrong, and the India smiley face flag is there for the fan park. The FAQ below answers the indian flag meaning and colour questions in more detail.
When the Indian flag is flown
Independence Day on 15 August and Republic Day on 26 January are the two dates every temple, gurdwara, community centre and Indian restaurant in Britain prepares for, and the High Commission’s India Day events in London bring a run of orders each August. Cricket keeps the flag out the rest of the year: Test series at Edgbaston, Lord’s and Headingley, white-ball tours, the IPL on the pub screens and any ICC tournament fixture against Pakistan, Australia or England. Diwali in October or November and Holi in March add bunting and hand-flag orders from schools and societies.
Sizes and uses
3ft x 2ft is the size for a wall, a stall or a child’s bedroom; 5ft x 3ft fits a garden telescopic pole, a restaurant front or a temple gate; and 8ft x 5ft is reserved for fixed flagpoles, community-centre roofs and festival stages. Metal eyelets are fitted as standard, and the DuraFlag grade can be supplied with clips or rope and toggle. Whatever the size, the saffron band always goes at the top.
Three grades of India flag
Flagtex is the economy printed polyester for a single celebration or a cricket series. Flagtex Nylon in 5ft x 3ft is a heavier cloth with a quadruple-stitched fly end for a season of outings. The DuraFlag India flag is for flagpoles that stay up all year: 150gsm knitted polyester, double-stitched hems, UV-fast inks and a clip or rope-and-toggle hoist, with a courtesy size for desks and boats.
India bunting
India bunting prints the whole Tiranga on each rectangular pennant, with the chakra on every flag, and is sewn to a tape strong enough to span a mandap, a car park or a classroom. It is printed on weatherproof polyester, so an August street party or a Diwali light switch-on can leave it up for the whole week.
Hand flags, car flags and table flags
India hand flags on 30cm and 60cm wooden sticks are the parade and cricket-ground staple. The India car flag clips to a window for match days and convoys, the only car flag in this collection, and the India table flag with base suits a restaurant counter, a consulate desk or a wedding top table.
Flags of the subcontinent
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal sit beside India in the world flags range, and all are available in permanent grade from world country DuraFlags.
India flag FAQs
What do the colours of the Indian flag mean?
Saffron stands for courage and sacrifice, white for truth and peace, and green for faith and prosperity. The navy-blue Ashoka Chakra in the centre represents the wheel of law and constant progress.
How many spokes does the Ashoka Chakra have?
24. Each spoke is said to mark one hour of the day, and the wheel is taken from the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath, carved around 250 BC.
Why is the Indian flag called the Tiranga?
Tiranga means tricolour in Hindi, a reference to its three bands. The name is used in India in the same way the French say Tricolore.
Which colour goes at the top of the Indian flag?
Saffron. Flying it with green uppermost is a breach of the Flag Code, so check the orientation before hoisting, especially on a flag fitted with clips.
Can a polyester Indian flag be flown by private citizens?
Yes. The 2021 amendment to the Flag Code permits machine-made polyester flags, and the 2002 code allows any citizen to fly the national flag with due respect, including at night since 2022.
When are Independence Day and Republic Day in India?
Independence Day is 15 August, marking the end of British rule in 1947; Republic Day is 26 January, the date the constitution came into force in 1950.