Indian flag that Tenzing Norgay took to Everest summit at Rashtrapati Bhavan

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Indian flag that reached the top of Mt. Everest with Tensing Norgay, gift from Sir Edmund Hillary on December 4, 1977 at Gift Museum at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Tenzing Norgay OSN GM (late May 1914 -- 9 May 1986) born Namgyal Wangdi and often referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer. Among the most famous mountain climbers in history, he was one of the first two individuals known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest, which he accomplished with Edmund Hillary on 29 May 1953. He was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. Museum has etchings of Thomas Daniel and William Daniel and autographed photographs of several Heads of States. Also on display are a number of gift items received by the President during visits abroad or