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Detailed explanation-1: -The second tallest flagpole in the country too is located in the state, at Kote Kere in Belagavi standing at 110 metres. The Hosapete flagpole project is the brainchild of local MLA and Tourism Minister Anand Singh .

Detailed explanation-2: -The tallest flag pole for flying India’s national flag is in Belagavi, Karnataka - 361 ft. The 2nd tallest is in Attari-Wagha border - 360 ft. The 3rd tallest is in Ranchi, Jharkhand - 293 ft.

Detailed explanation-3: -Belagavi or Belgaum Fort in Kote Kere, Karnataka, boasts of the tallest Indian flagpoles measuring 110 m or 361 ft. The tricolour flutters there in all its glory.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first national flag in India is said to have been hoisted on 7th August 1906. It was hoisted in the Parsee Bagan Square (Green Park) in Kolkata. The flag was composed of three horizontal strips of red, yellow and green. The second flag was hoisted in Paris by Madame Cama in 1907.

Detailed explanation-5: -India’s tallest national flag has been unfurled in Belagavi (also known as Belgaum) in Karnataka.