Indologist Lalit Mishra shares the extraordinary story behind the ancient flag hoisted at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple. He explains how the flag was discovered unintentionally while studying the pictorial Ramayana of Mewar, where he first spotted Ayodhya’s emblem. Further research led him to references in Valmiki Ramayana’s Ayodhya Kand, confirming the symbol’s deep historical roots. Mishra reveals that the tree depicted on the flag is a unique hybrid of the Mandar and Parijat trees, said to