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Tibet; Snow Lion Flag: Use: National flag: Proportion: 5:8: Adopted: 1916; 109 years ago (): Design: Two snow lions beneath a flaming blue, white and orange jewel and holding a blue and orange taijitu on a white mountain with a gold sun rising over it, all over 12 red and blue alternating rays with a gold border around the upper, lower, and hoist side of the flag.
When the Indian flag is flown on Indian territory along with other national flags, the general rule is that the Indian flag should be the starting point of all flags. When flags are placed in a straight line, the rightmost flag (leftmost to the observer facing the flag) is the Indian flag, followed by other national flags in alphabetical order.
From 1909 until 1959, a single snow lion or a pair of them was used as the national emblem of Tibet on coins, postage stamps, banknotes and the national flag of Tibet. The version shown on right with two Snow Lions was introduced by the 13th Dalai Lama in 1912 based on old military banners, and is still used by the Government of Tibet in Exile ...
A Hindu flag from the temple Maa Naina Devi, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India Dhvaja (Victory banner) – pole design with silk scarfs, on the background the Potala Palace. Dhvaja (Sanskrit: ध्वज, romanized: Dhvaja, lit. 'flag'; Tibetan: རྒྱལ་མཚན, Wylie: rgyal-msthan) is the Sanskrit term for a banner or a flag.
File:Flag of the National Democratic Party of Tibet, from- DSC 8767 (15583089122) (cropped).jpg
The Flag of Tibet, also known as the "Snow Lion flag" (gangs seng dar cha), was used by the de facto independent state of Tibet as the national flag. It continues to be used by the Tibetan government-in-exile and by supporters of the Tibetan independence movement .
Improved version, traced from existing GIF rendering of flag, released into PD: 14:39, 26 November 2005: 661 × 496 (74 KB) ChongDae: Flag of Tibet {{PD-OpenClipart}} Category:SVG flags Category:Flags of China
The Emblem of Tibet is a symbol of the Tibetan government in exile. It combines several elements of the flag of Tibet , with slightly different artistry, and contains many Buddhist symbols . Its primary elements are the sun and moon above the Himalayas , which represent Tibet , often known as the Land Surrounded by Snow Mountains .