Bhagwa Dhwaj

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Bhagwa Dhwaj
Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg
UseReligious symbol for Hindus. An irregular orange-colored pentagonal shape
Proportion2:3 Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag

The Bhagwa Dhwaj (Marathi: भगवा ध्वज, romanized: Bhagwā Dhwaj, lit. 'Bhagwa (Saffron) flag') also called as Kesariya flag (Kesariyā Patākā, Hindustani pronunciation: [keːsərijaː pət̪aːkaː], lit. 'Saffron flag')[1] is a saffron color flag that served as the flag of the Maratha Empire, "it is swallow-tailed and of a deep saffron color emblematic of the followers of God Mahādeva."[2] It was adopted as the emblem for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and has been used as symbol of bravery and the ideology of Hindutva, mainly by Hindu nationalists.[3] double pennant, Triangle, or pennant - shaped saffron coloured flags with a tassels at its end also used by Hindus as Bhagwa Dhwaj. Sometimes it also uses Hindu religious symbols like omkara or swastika at its center.

History[]

Bhagwa colour flag, used by Hindus.

Bhagwa (or Saffron) is considered as the sacred and holy colour in Hinduism and is depicted as a symbol of bravery.[4] Though it is also considered as holy in Sikhism, especially by Khalsa Army.[a]

In the medieval history, after the decline of Islamic rule in India and emergence of Maratha Empire there was a rise of Hindu nationalism and at that time the Bhagwa colour flag was adopted by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.[6]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ Though Bhagwa is considered as sacred in Hinduism and same in Sikhism, but many Sikhs also debated that the colour of Sikhism is light-orange.[5]

Citations[]

  1. ^ Gupta, Manju (2004). Hindu devī devatā (in Hindi). Star Publications. ISBN 978-81-7650-100-2.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Of Flags and Anthems: the Evolving Politics of Right-Wing Patriotism". The Wire. Archived from the original on 2019-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  4. ^ "RSS explains importance of saffron flag". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  5. ^ "Sikh Religion - CRW Flags". crwflags. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  6. ^ जोशी 'शतायु', अनिरुद्ध. "हिन्दू धर्म में भगवा रंग ही क्यों, जानिए रहस्य.. | Hindu flag". hindi.webdunia.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-05-20.
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