Nishan Sahib

Nishan Sahib
	Nishan Sahib
Use	Other
Proportion	1:1 or 1:2
Adopted	12 October 1936
Design	A triangular flag, either basanti (yellowish-orange) or surmai (navy blue), featuring the Khanda at its centre.
Designed by	Guru Hargobind (yellowish-orange); Guru Gobind Singh (navy blue)

The Nishan Sahib (Punjabi: ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਸਾਹਿਬ, lit. 'respected ensign'), also known as the Sikh flag, is used to represent the Sikh people worldwide.^[3] In 1936, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee ratified the Sikh Rehet Maryada, which states its colour as either basanti (yellowish-orange) or surmai (navy blue).^[1] It is a triangular flag with a Khanda in its centre, made of cotton or silk cloth, and has a tassel at its end.^[4]

The most common form of the Nishan Sahib, used in gurdwaras around the world, features a saffron (orange) colour.^[5] The Akal Takht decided on 15 July 2024, in accordance with the Sikh Rehat Maryada, that only basanti or surmai colours are acceptable, while kesri is not.^[6]

^ ^a ^b "Sikh Reht Maryada". SGPC. 18 March 2022.
^ Sethi, Chitleen K. (29 July 2024). "After complaints of 'saffronisation', Akal Takht mandates xanthic & blue colours for Nishan Sahib flag". The Print. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ Singh, Jay (2002). Teach Me about Sikhism. Trafford Publishing. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-55369-822-7. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ Mayled, Jon (2002). Sikhism. Heinemann. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-435-33627-1. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
^ Singh, Pashaura (2019). A Dictionary of Sikh Studies. Oxford Quick Reference. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192508430. Mostly, the flag is triangular in shape and saffron in colour. Nihangs usually have dark-blue-coloured flags in their gurdwaras.
^ Singh, Surjit. "Nishan Sahib at gurdwaras to be blue or yellow". The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

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[Sikh_Reht_Maryada-1] "Sikh Reht Maryada". SGPC. 18 March 2022.

[3] Sethi, Chitleen K. (29 July 2024). "After complaints of 'saffronisation', Akal Takht mandates xanthic & blue colours for Nishan Sahib flag". The Print. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[4] Singh, Jay (2002). Teach Me about Sikhism. Trafford Publishing. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-55369-822-7. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[5] Mayled, Jon (2002). Sikhism. Heinemann. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-435-33627-1. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[:0-6] Singh, Pashaura (2019). A Dictionary of Sikh Studies. Oxford Quick Reference. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192508430. Mostly, the flag is triangular in shape and saffron in colour. Nihangs usually have dark-blue-coloured flags in their gurdwaras.

[7] Singh, Surjit. "Nishan Sahib at gurdwaras to be blue or yellow". The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

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