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Source: Ziggiotto (1998).
The kingdom of Gwalior or Kingdom of Sindia, like all the main Marathi, carried the saffron flag. Such - with a swallowtail - was the flag of the army of Gwalior in 1726.
See also:In my opinion, the shade of saffron in Baroda and Gwalior is the same (as is generally the case in the saffron monocolor flags because of their same origin).
Jaume Ollé, 23 March 1998
Source: Ziggioto (1998), translated by Blas Delgado Ortiz:
"In the princely banner is a sun placed between two cobras. The emblematic
figure of the cobra found its
explanation in the kind second legend in which Ranoji Sindia, founder of the
State, came defended - when he was still a child - by the fierce(?)
rays of the sun from a cobra that spread its coils upon him. This old
dynastic flag was changed by Javaya Rao (1843-86) into another, composed of
two bands, perhaps that one described below. We may find reliable data in
the "Central India State Gazette" of 1908, vol. I, "Gwalior State Gazette". A reproduction of the banner of the State ("State Banner"), used hanging
as our gonfalons, is composed of a saffron field crossed by one great
diagonal strip, upper left to lower right, red, loaded with three figures: in the
center a great yellow sun figuring 16 rays (eight right and eight wavy)
having to its flanks - and turned towards it - two cobras, white. The flag of
the State was the same one, in normal position, and presumably serving as
the model to the one cited above. Then three banners were used. The banner of
the Kingdom was saffron (or red) with the royal arms in the center, while the
royal banner was colored saffron with the figures (sun and cobra) of the
flag of State, with three red edge sides separated from the saffron by a
white fimbriation. The personal banner of the Maharaja corresponded to the central
part of the royal banner, that is, it was all saffron with the three
figures, similar to the old one of 1726."
Blas Delgado Ortiz, 23 April 2002
Filcher (1984) reports the regimental
pennant for Gwalior's lancers is blue over red.
Ned Smith, 30 May 2002