Archive · 15 Aug 2026
Rally with 1,000-Foot National Flag Held in Kadiri
On Friday, people in the town of Kadiri came together for a very special celebration.
They carried an enormous Indian national flag that was 1,000 feet long.
The event was part of the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' programme, which encourages every home to fly the flag.
Important leaders, including the district Collector, the Joint Collector, and the local MLA, started the march by unfurling the flag at the Municipal Office.
Children, teachers, officials, and local residents joined in, walking with the flag through the streets.
Everyone cheered with patriotic shouts like 'Vande Mataram' and 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai.'
The leaders explained that the flag represents India's freedom, togetherness, and unity.
They asked families to hoist the flag on their own homes and buildings too.
The day ended with everyone taking a pledge to protect the country's unity and to serve the nation with pride.
A grand 'Har Ghar Tiranga' rally featuring a 1,000-foot-long tricolour national flag drew large crowds in Kadiri on Friday.
Sri Sathya Sai district Collector A Shyam Prasad, Joint Collector M Maurya Bharadwaj and Kadiri MLA Kandikunta Venkata Prasad unfurled the flag and flagged off the procession from Municipal Office premises.
The rally proceeded via Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Circle to Dr BR Ambedkar Circle.
Students, teachers, officials, public representatives and residents carried the flag amid chants of 'Vande Mataram' and 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'.
The Collector described the Tiranga as a sacred symbol of India's sovereignty, sacrifice and unity, urging citizens to hoist it on homes and establishments, and a patriotic pledge on national integrity and service was taken at Ambedkar Circle.
- Who
- Sri Sathya Sai district Collector A Shyam Prasad, Joint Collector M Maurya Bharadwaj, Kadiri MLA Kandikunta Venkata Prasad, along with students, teachers, officials, public representatives and residents.
- What
- A 'Har Ghar Tiranga' rally featuring a 1,000-foot-long national flag, including a flag-unfurling ceremony, a procession through Kadiri, patriotic chants and a pledge on national integrity and service.
- When
- Friday (exact date not specified in the article).
- Where
- Kadiri, Sri Sathya Sai district; the rally ran from Municipal Office premises via Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Circle to Dr BR Ambedkar Circle.
- Why
- To mark patriotic fervour under the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign and urge citizens to hoist the flag on homes and establishments as a sacred symbol of India's sovereignty, sacrifice and unity.
- Event
- 'Har Ghar Tiranga' rally with a patriotic procession
- Location
- Kadiri, Sri Sathya Sai district
- Flag length
- 1,000 feet
- Flag-off point
- Municipal Office premises
- Route
- Via Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Circle to Dr BR Ambedkar Circle
- Key officials
- Collector A Shyam Prasad, Joint Collector M Maurya Bharadwaj, MLA Kandikunta Venkata Prasad
- Participants
- Students, teachers, officials, public representatives, residents