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Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; Sinha Flag Lion Flag: Use: Civil and state flag, civil ensign: Proportion: 1:2: Adopted: 22 May 1972: Design: A golden field with two panels: the smaller hoist-side panel has only two vertical bands of teal and orange and the larger fly-side panel is the maroon field depicting the golden lion holding a kastane sword in its right fore paw in the ...
Image Description Sri Lankan Tamil Ethnic flag: The Sri Lankan Tamils use a horizontally split flag in red and yellow. These colors are considered as the national colors of the unrecognized state of Tamil Eelam. [1] Flag of Tamil Eelam: Another famous flag of the Sri Lankan Tamils is the flag of Tamil Eelam, the Puli Kodi (tiger flag).
The guide written in Tamil specifies the regulations for flying alone or with national flags of other countries, and for general handling of the flag. [4] [5] [6] The flag has four colours: yellow, red, black, and white. It is banned in Sri Lanka and is often seen at protests and functions concerning Tamil Eelam nationalism around the world.
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.
The flag of Brazil being digitally drawn on a computer. The flag of Papua New Guinea on the patch of a soldier. A sports fan waving the flag of South Africa. Giant flag of Turkey made of Lego bricks. Flag of the United States on the moon during the Apollo 15 moon landing. Flags of the United Kingdom and India are hung during a political meeting.
The national symbols of Sri Lanka are the national anthem, flag, emblem, flower, tree, bird, butterfly, gemstone and sport. They represent the country and its people within Sri Lanka and abroad as well as traditions, culture, history and geography. Several other symbols do not have official acknowledgment as national symbols but are considered ...
This work is in the public domain in Sri Lanka . This is because the work falls in one of the following categories defined in the Sri Lanka's Intellectual Property Act, No. 36 of 2003: Sri Lankan folklore: Perpetual copyright. Permission to make any work derived from folklore must be sought from the Minister in charge of the subject of Culture.
This led to his exile in Vellore Fort, India, [10] and the end of the Kandyan Nayak dynasty, marking the last indigenous rule before Sri Lanka's colonization by the British. [11] The Kandy Nayak flag, featuring a yellow lion holding a sword on a red background, became a central element of the current Sri Lankan flag. [12] [13]