Independence Day is coming to make India proud, which is celebrated with pomp across the country. The country got independence on this day in 1947. The tricolor hoists on this day all express their sentiment. The tricolor is the pride of the country which was adopted during the meeting of the Indian Constituent Assembly held on 22 July 1947. Today in this episode, we are going to give you some interesting facts related to the tricolor. So let us know about them.

- Parliament House is the only building in the country on which 3 tricolors are hoisted simultaneously.

- It is said that Mahatma Gandhi was angry when Ashoka Chakra was replaced in the national flag of India.

- The hill temple of Ranchi is the only temple in India where the tricolor is hoisted. The highest flag of the country at a height of 493 meters is also hoisted in Ranchi itself.

There is a law in the country called 'Flag Code of India' (Indian Flag Code), which sets the rules for hoisting the tricolor. Those violating these rules can also be jailed.

- The tricolor should always be of cotton, silk, or khadi. Plastic flag making is prohibited.

- Tricolor will always be constructed in rectangle shape, whose ratio is 3: 2. At the same time, there is no definite measurement of the Ashoka Chakra, only 24 Tilli is required in it.

- First, the flag on red, yellow, and green horizontal strips was hoisted on 7 August 1906 at Parsi Bagan Chowk (Green Park), Kolkata.

- It is illegal to make or write anything on the flag.

- The tricolor cannot be placed on the back of a train, boat, or plane. Nor can it be used to cover a building.

In any case, the tricolor should not touch the ground. It is an insult to it.

- Tricolor can not be used in any type of uniform or decoration.

Hubli is the only licensed institute located in India, 420 km from Bangalore, which undertakes flag making and supply.

- Can not place any other flag higher or higher than the national flag, nor can it be kept equal.

- On May 29, 1953, the national flag of India was hoisted on Mount Everest, the highest mountain tricolor, with the Union Jack and the Nepali national flag. At this time Sherpa Tenzing and Edmund Mount Hillary conquered Everest.

- After 22 December 2002, ordinary citizens got permission to hoist the tricolor in their homes or offices even on normal days.

Permission was granted in 2009 to hoist the tricolor at night.

- 21 × 14 feet flags are hoisted only in three places across India: Nargund Fort in Karnataka, Panhala Fort in Maharashtra, and Fort in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh.

- There is a miniature tricolor in the museum of Rashtrapati Bhavan, which has been made with diamonds and jewels on a gold pillar.

According to the constitution of India, when the flag of a nation is passed away and the national mourning is declared, the flag is bowed for some time. But only the tricolor of the building is tilted in the house where the body of that body is kept. As soon as the body is taken out of the building, the flag is hoisted to full height.

- The martyrs who gave life for the country and the great personalities of the country are wrapped in the tricolor. During this time, the saffron bandage should be towards the head and the green bandage should be towards the feet. After burning or burying the dead body, it is secretly burnt with reverence, or weights are tied and burnt in the holy river.

- Torn or colored tricolor is also burnt with respect or tied with weight and water tomb is given in the holy river.