Bhagwa Jhanda

Flag of the Maratha Empire

The Bhagwa Jhanda (Hindi: भगवा ध्वज, "saffron flag", or Bhagwá Dhwaja) is an saffron color flag that has been used by a number of Hindu-oriented political entities in the history of India.

The flag historically served as the flag of the Marathas, "it is swallow-tailed and of a deep orange colour emblematic of the followers of Mahadeo."[1]

References

  1. ↑ Lord Egerton of Tatton (18 January 2013) [1880]. Indian and Oriental Arms and Armour. Courier Dover Publications. pp. 171–. ISBN 978-0-486-14713-0.
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