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+#REDIRECT [[Saffron (color)#Hindutva]]
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-[[File:भगवा ध्वज.jpg|thumb|233x233px|[[Bhagwa]] colour flag, used by [[Hindus]].]]
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-[[Bhagwa]] (or [[Saffron (color)|Saffron]]) is considered as the sacred and holy colour in [[Hinduism]] and is depicted as a symbol of '''bravery'''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RSS explains importance of saffron flag|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/rss-explains-importance-of-saffron-flag|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref> Though it is also considered as holy in [[Sikhism]], especially by [[Khalsa Army]].{{Refn|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/rel-sikh.html|title=Sikh Religion - CRW Flags|website=crwflags|access-date=20 May 2021}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
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>Mandarax: Correct spelling

2021-09-29T22:15:45Z

Correct spelling

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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox flag|Name=Bhagwa Dhwaj|Image=Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg|Noborder=yes|Proportion=2:3 {{FIAV|normal}}|Symbol=An irregular orange-colored pentagonal shape|Use=Religious symbol for [[Hindus]].}}{{short description|Saffron flag of Hindus}}
The '''Bhagwa Dhwaj''' ({{lang-mr|भगवा ध्वज|translit=Bhagwā Dhwaj|lit=Bhagwa (Saffron) flag}}) also called as '''Kesariya flag''' ({{IPA-hns|Kesariyā Patākā}}, {{Literal translation|[[Saffron]] flag}})<ref>{{Cite book|last=Gupta|first=Manju|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bnHhL1IxGYYC&q=kesariya+pataka&pg=PA4|title=Hindu devī devatā|date=2004|publisher=Star Publications|isbn=978-81-7650-100-2|language=hi}}</ref> 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 [[Shiva|Mahādeva]]."<ref name="Tatton2013">{{cite book|author=Lord Egerton of Tatton|title=Indian and Oriental Arms and Armour|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=00_CAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA171|date=18 January 2013 |orig-year=1880|publisher=Courier Dover Publications|isbn=978-0-486-14713-0|pages=171–}}</ref> 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 nationalism|Hindu nationalists]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Of Flags and Anthems: the Evolving Politics of Right-Wing Patriotism|url=https://thewire.in/government/flags-anthems-evolving-politics-right-wing-patriotism|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-20|website=[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]}}</ref> 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]] religiouse symbols like [[Omkara]], or [[Swastika]] at its center too.

== History ==
[[File:भगवा ध्वज.jpg|thumb|233x233px|[[Bhagwa]] colour flag, used by [[Hindus]].]]
[[Bhagwa]] (or [[Saffron (color)|Saffron]]) is considered as the sacred and holy colour in [[Hinduism]] and is depicted as a symbol of '''bravery'''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=RSS explains importance of saffron flag|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/rss-explains-importance-of-saffron-flag|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref> Though it is also considered as holy in [[Sikhism]], especially by [[Khalsa Army]].{{Refn|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/rel-sikh.html|title=Sikh Religion - CRW Flags|website=crwflags|access-date=20 May 2021}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}

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|Bhagwa colour]] flag was adopted by [[Chhatrapati]] [[Shivaji]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=जोशी 'शतायु'|first=अनिरुद्ध|title=हिन्दू धर्म में भगवा रंग ही क्यों, जानिए रहस्य.. {{!}} Hindu flag|url=http://hindi.webdunia.com/sanatan-dharma-article/saffron-or-ochre-color-hindu-flag-117040700029_1.html|access-date=2021-05-20|website=hindi.webdunia.com|language=hi}}</ref>

==References==
=== Notes ===
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=== Citations ===

[[Category:Flags of India]]
[[Category:Maratha Empire]]
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[[Category:Orange symbols]]
[[Category:Asian coats of arms]]
[[Category:Hindu nationalism]]

Bhagwa Dhwaj - Revision history

ShondaLemos: add information for clarity and added references for consistency

>Mandarax: Correct spelling