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Source: Ziggiotto (1998).
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PRINCIPALITY OF JODHPUR - MARWAR
Princely States of Rajputana, Rajputana Residency, Present-day Rajasthan
17 Gun Salute
Area: 93, 424 sq.km
Acceded to the Union of India on April 7, 1949
History: Marwar State was founded about 1210. with its capital of Mandore. The
new capital of Jodhpur was founded about 1450 and Marwar was later renamed after
the new capital
Flag:
A grand-child of Jayakandra, Prince of Kanya-Kubja (1173-1194), founded in 1210
the principality of Jodhpur or Marwar. The state flag of Jodhpur-Marwar is the
Rajput-"panchranga": a rectangular field with five horizontal equally wide
stripes saffron (orange) - white - red - yellow - green, over which is placed a
white falcon with pink and grey shades, armed or.
On the Meherangarh-Fort in Jodhpur there are hoisted horizontal panchranga-flags.
The order of colours is as follows: saffron over white over red over yellow over
green (according to your FIAV-Code it is O_W_R_Y_G+) . There is a special
version of the flag, carved into the walls of Meherangarh. It is a square flag
with a falcon superimposed on the white, red and yellow strip. The falcon is
bearing a black trident (= trisula) in his right claw, he is crowned with a
golden sunshade-umbrella (= chhatri) within the saffron strip. And there is a
golden ribbon with an inscription within the green stripe.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 April 2005
Jodhpur flag The ratio is estimated
10:19.
The flag shows the colours of Jodhpur, which are orange over red over
white over yellow over green. In the centre of the flag is a golden brownish
sinister facing bird. Source: Spotted upon the walls of Mehrangarh Fort in
August 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 May 2010
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 September 2010
Another flag was spotted in Mehrangarh Fort. It is a nearly square flag with
silver fringes at three sides. The flag shows the colours of Jodhpur, which are
orange over red over white over yellow over green. In the centre of the flag is
the great coat of arm of Jodhpur instead of the usual falcon.. The shield is
repeating the flag pattern but they look somehow metallic as if having been made
of brocade. In the centre of the shield is the falcon, in its canton a golden
(=yellow) square with three black feathers. The shield is has two falcons as
supporters being enchained to the shield. Above the shield is a golden crest
topped by a half rampant lion of the same colour. Beneath the shield are golden
floral ornaments, a silver ribbon with an (unfortunately unreadable) inscription
and two golden medals.
Source: Spotted in Mehrangarh Fort in August 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 September 2010
image by Jorge Candeias, 20 March 1998
This flag is without the falcon.
Jorge Candeias, 20 March 1998
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider 28 May 2010
It is a swallow tail pennant showing simply the colours of Jodhpur, which are
orange over red over white over yellow over green.
Source: Spotted in
Mehrangarh Fort in August 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider 28 May 2010