<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (May 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (May 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Ashoka Chakra is a depiction of the dharmachakra; represented with 24 spokes . It is so called because it appears on a number of edicts of Ashoka, most prominent among which is the Lion Capital of Ashoka . The most visible use of the Ashoka Chakra today is at the centre of the Flag of India (adopted on 22 July 1947), where it is rendered in a navy blue colour on a white background, replacing the symbol of charkha (spinning wheel) of the pre-independence versions of the flag . </P> <P> India's highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self - sacrifice away from the battlefield is also called Ashoka Chakra . </P>

Number of spokes in the wheel of indian flag