India Flag Meaning & Details
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- three equal horizontal bands of saffron (subdued orange) (top), white, and green, with a blue chakra (24-spoked wheel) centered in the white band
- saffron represents courage, sacrifice, and the spirit of renunciation
- white signifies purity and truth
- green stands for faith and fertility
- the blue chakra symbolizes the wheel of life in movement and death in stagnation
note: similar to the flag of Niger, which has a small orange disk centered in the white band
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Source: CIA - The World Factbook