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A triangular saffron flag bearing the Khanda.
Also known as: Sikh flag, Nishan Sahib flag, Saffron triangular flag, Gurdwara flag
The Nishan Sahib flies at every gurdwara and marks the building as one — it is how a Sikh place of worship is identified at a distance. The flagpole is itself covered in cloth, and both flag and covering are ceremonially replaced each year at Baisakhi.
Denotes the Sikh flag: a triangular saffron banner bearing the Khanda emblem, flown at every gurdwara.
Contexts: Religion
Identifies a building as a gurdwara, so its presence rather than the architecture is what marks a Sikh place of worship.
Contexts: Religion
Has its pole wrapped in cloth, and both flag and wrapping are ceremonially replaced annually, customarily at Baisakhi.
Contexts: Religion
A triangular flag in saffron or occasionally deep blue bearing the Khanda emblem in dark outline at its centre, flown from a cloth-wrapped pole topped by a khanda finial.