Indian State Emblems
Transcript of Indian State Emblems
Andhra Pradesh
The Emblem of Andhra Pradesh is the state emblem of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Design
The emblem features a Purna Ghataka (Kalash) at the centre encircled by a
Dharmachakra symbolising the "wheel of law", portrayed from Amaravati
school of arts, surrounded by the name of the state in Telugu, English and
Hindi.
The Government of Andhra Pradesh can be represented by a banner
displaying the emblem of the state on a white field.
State Animal - Blackbuck
State Bird - Rose-ringed parakeet. Locally known as Rama Chiluka.
State Tree - Neem ( Azadirachta indica). Locally known Vepa
Chettu.
State flower: Jasmine (Jasminum officinale)
Telangana
The Emblem of Telangana
Design
The emblem is a circular seal consisting of the Kakatiya Kala Thoranam
(historical arch in the Warangal district) and Charminar with the Sarnath
Lion Capital above.
It has "Government of Telangana" in English, "Telangana Sarkar" in Urdu
and "Telangana Prabhutvam"in Telugu.
Satyameva Jayate is written in Sanskrit
State Animal - Jinka or spotted deer
State Bird - Indian Roller (coracias benghalensis) or Palapitta. It also
state bird of Odisha and Karnataka.
State Tree - Jammi Chettu (prosopis cineraria)
State flower: Tangedu (senna auriculata). It is widely used in the state’s
famous Bathukamma festival.
State Fish – Murrel (Channa striatus)
State Fruit – Mango
Arunachal Pradesh
The Emblem of Arunachal Pradesh is the official seal of the
government of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
Design
The emblem depicts the Sun rising between the peaks of Komdi and Daphabum
above a Mithun bison head and is supported by two Hornbills with the crest
being formed by the Emblem of India
The mithun bison and hornbill are the official state animals and birds of
Arunachal Pradesh and mountains and sunrise allude to the name of the state
which translates into "the land of dawn-lit mountains".
New Logo of Arunachal Pradesh
The new logo consists of the National Emblem and the Fox Tail Orchid
(Rhynchostylis Retusa), the State flower.
The National Emblem signifies the federal system of the Indian Constitution
while the Fox Tail Orchid represents the State, its people and culture as a
whole while the blue colour denotes the autonomy of the Legislative
Assembly Secretariat.
State Animal – Mithun (Bos frontalis)
State bird - Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
State Flower - Fox Tail Orchid (Rhynchostylis Retusa)
State Tree - Hollong ( Dipterocarpus macrocarpus)
Assam
At present the state of Assam in India has not adopted a
distinctive emblem for government use and instead uses the
national emblem of India with the words "Oxom Xorkar" above
and "Government of Assam" below
State Animal - Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
State Bird - White-winged wood duck (Deo haah)
State Flower - Foxtail Orchids (Kopou phul)
State Tree - Dipterocarpus
macrocarpus (Hollong)
Bihar
The Emblem of Bihar is the official logo of the government of the Indian
state of Bihar.
The emblem of Bihar depicts the Bodhi Tree with
Prayer beads, flanked by two swastikas.
The base of the tree is a brick with بہار , Urdu for
"Bihar" inscribed on it.
State Animal - Gaur (Mithun)
State Bird: House Sparrow
State Tree - Peepal (Ficus religiosa)
State Flower – Marigold
State Fruit - Mango
Chhattisgarh
The Emblem of Chhattisgarh is the official seal of the government of the
Indian state of Chhattisgarh
The emblem is a circular seal depicting the Lion Capital of
Ashoka encircled by ears of rice.
Below the capital are three wavy lines in the colours of the Indian
national flag, which represent the rivers of the state, flanked by two
lightning bolts.
The whole emblem is surrounded by 36 fortifications representing the
36 fortresses after which the state is named
State animal - Wild buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
State Bird - Hill myna (Gracula religiosa)
State Tree – Sal (Shorea robusta)
State Flower - Rhynchostylis gigantea
Goa
The Emblem of Goa is the official emblem of the Government of Goa
The emblem depicts a "Vriksha Deep", a type of diya lamp, at its centre and is surrounded
by a stylised design of coconut leaves which represent the bountiful and beautiful aspects of
Goa.
A Sanskrit motto appears above the lamp and can be translated as "may everyone see
goodness, may none suffer any pain" (Devnagari: सरे्व भद्राणि पश्यनु्तमा कणिद्दुुःखमापु्नयात्; Sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu mā kaścid duḥkhamāpnuyāt).
The crest is formed by the National Emblem of India, the Lions of Sarnath, and the arms are
supported by two open hands.
State animal - Gaur (Bos gaurus)
State bird – Ruby/ Flame Throated Yellow Bulbul (Pycnonotus
gularis)
State fish- Grey mullet/Shevto in Konkani (Mugil
cephalus)
State flower - Jasmine (Plumeria rubra)
State tree - Matti (Terminalia crenulata)
Gujarat
State emblem - Uses the National Emblem of India
State Animal - Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica)
State Bird - Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
State Flower - Marigold (Tagetes)
State Tree – Banyan (Ficus benghalensis)
State Fruit – Mango
Haryana
The Emblem of Haryana is the official seal of the government of the
Indian state of Haryana
The emblem consists of a circular shield depicting a lotus blossom
emerging out of water in front of a rising sun.
The shield is supported by ears of wheat and the Lion Capital of Ashoka
forms the crest.
The Government of Haryana can be represented by a banner displaying
the emblem of the state on a white field
State Tree - Peepal (Ficus religiosa)
State Animal - Blackbuck (kala hiran) (Antilope cervicapra)
State Flower - Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
State Bird - Black francolin (Francolinus francolinus)
Himachal Pradesh
The Emblem of Himachal Pradesh is the official state seal used by the Government of Himachal
Pradesh
The design depicts the Lion Capital of Ashoka superimposed
on a semi-circular blue background with snow-capped
mountain peaks and three white stripes at the bottom.
State Animal - Snow leopard (Panthera uncia)
State Bird - Western tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus)
State Tree - Deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara)
State Flower - Pink rhododendron (Rhododendron campanulatum)
Jharkhand
The Emblem of Jharkhand is the official seal of the government
The Government of Jharkhand can be represented by a
banner displaying the emblem of the state on a white
field.
State Animal - Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
State Bird - Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)
State Tree - Sal (Shorea robusta)
State Flower -Palash (Butea monosperma)
Karnataka
The Emblem of Karnataka is the state emblem of Karnataka, India.
The emblem has a red shield charged with a white two-headed bird,
Gandabherunda bordered in blue.
The crest depicts the Lion Capital of Ashoka (also used as the emblem of
the Government of India).
The shield is flanked on either side by red-maned, yellow lion-elephant
Sharabha (mythical creatures believed to be upholders of righteousness
stronger than lions and elephants) standing on a green, leafy
compartment.
Below the compartment lies written in stylized Devanāgarī, the national motto of India, "सत्यमेर्वजयते"
(Satyameva Jayate, Sanskrit for "Truth alone triumphs")
State Elephant - Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
State Bird - Indian roller (Coracias indica)
State Tree – Sandalwood (Santalum album)
State Flower – Lotus
State Butterfly - Southern birdwing (Troides minos)
Kerala
Emblem of Kerala
The official Kerala emblem is a derivative version of the Royal coat of arms
of the Kingdom of Travancore.
The state emblem symbolizes two elephants guarding the Sri Padmanabha's
Royal Shanku (Conch) in its imperial crest.
The crest is garlanded with a wreath over which India's national emblem-
Sarnath Lion Capital is found, as common to most Indian states
State Animal - Indian elephant (Elephas maximus
indicus)
State Bird - Great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
State Fish - Pearl spot, locally known as Karimeen
State Butterfly - Malabar banded peacock
State Flower - Kanikonna (Cassia fistula)
State Tree - Coconut tree (Cocos nucifera)
State Fruit – Jackfruit
Madhya Pradesh
Emblem of Madhya Pradesh is the official seal of the government
The emblem is a circular seal depicting the Lion Capital of Ashoka in
front of a banyan tree.
The Lion Capital and tree are supported by stalks of wheat and rice
and the whole emblem is surrounded by 24 lotus petals
State Animal – Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
State Bird – Dhudraj, the Asian Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone
paradise).
State Tree - Banyan tree
State Flower - Madonna lily (Lilium candidum)
State Fish – Mahasheer (Tor tor)
Maharashtra
Emblem of Maharashtra is the official seal of the government
The emblem is a circular seal depicting a Samai diya lamp surrounded by
16 lotus blossoms.
Between the Samai lamp and lotus blossoms is a motto in the Marathi
language ,प्रणतपचं्चद्रलेखेर्व र्वणधिषु्णणर्विश्व रं्वणदता महाराष्ट्रस्य राज्यस्य
मुद्रा भद्राय राजते, which translates as "The glory of Maharashtra will
grow like the first day moon.
State Animal - Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica)
State Bird - Yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera)
State Flower - Pride of India/Jarul (Lagerstroemia speciosa)
State Tree - Mango Tree (Mangifera indica)
State Butterfly - Blue Mormon
(Papilio polymnestor)
Manipur
The Emblem of Manipur is the state emblem.
The emblem features a Kanglasha, a mythological
creature that is half-lion and half-dragon.
State Animal - Sangai (Rucervus eldii eldii)
State Bird – Nongyeen (Syrmaticus humiae)
State Flower - Siroi lily (Lilium mackliniae)
State Tree - Uningthou (Phoebe hainesiana)
Meghalaya
Uses the National Emblem of India
State Animal - Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
State Bird - Hill myna (Gracula religiosa)
State Flower - Lady Slipper Orchid (Paphiopedilum insigne)
State Tree - Gamhar (Gmelina arborea)
Mizoram
Uses the National Emblem of India
State Animal -Himalayan serow (Capricornis thar)
State Bird – Mrs. Hume's pheasant/Vavu (Syrmaticus humiae)
State Flower - Dancing Girl (Aiting)
State Tree - Mesua Ferrea/Nahar (Herhse)
Nagaland
The Emblem of Nagaland is the official seal
The emblem of Nagaland is a circular seal depicting a Mithun bison
standing on a green hilly landscape, surrounded by the motto "Unity"
and the words "Government of Nagaland”
State Animal – Mithun
State Bird - Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii)
State Flower - Tree rhododendron (Rhododendron arboreum)
State Tree - Alder (Alnus nepalensis)
Odisha
The emblem is a circular seal depicting a representation of
the Warrior and Horse statue found at the Konark Sun
Temple.
The crest of the emblem is the Lion Capital of Ashoka
State Animal - Sambar deer(Cervus unicolor)
State Bird - Blue Jay commonly known as Roller under the
family Coraciidae
State Flower - Ashoka tree (Saraca asoca)
State Tree - Aswattha/Sacred fig (Ficus religiosa)
State reptile - Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
Punjab
The emblem of Punjab consists of the encircled Lion Capital of
Ashoka with a Wheat stem above it and crossed Swords below it.
Around the lion capital is written the legend "Government of
Punjab" in the English, Hindi and Punjabi languages.
State Animal - Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
State Bird – Baaz (Accipiter gentilis)
State flower - Gladiolus (Gladiolus grandiflorus)
State Tree - Sheesham (Dalbergia sissoo)
State aquatic animal - Indus River dolphin
Rajasthan
Uses the National Emblem of India
State Animal - Chinkara (Gazella bennettii) – Wildlife
category
Camel – Livestock category
State Bird – Great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps)
State Flower – Rohida (Tecomella undulata)
State Plant - Cactus (cactaceae)
State tree - Khejri (Prosopis cineraria)
Sikkim
The Emblem of Sikkim, is used by the Government of Sikkim as its symbol.
The central shield, supported by European dragons, consists of a
Buddhist khorlo prayer wheel with the gankyil as the central
element.
Above is a helmet more in line with European armorial bearings, and
atop that is the right-turning conch, a Buddhist pictogram
representing the pervasive sound of the Buddhadharma which
awakens disciples and urges them to accomplish their own welfare
and the welfare of others.
The coat of arms includes the Tibetan words, ༄༅།ཁམས་གསུམ་དབང་འདུས།,
Kham-sum-wangdu, which literally means "the conqueror of the
three worlds"
State Animal - Red panda (Ailurus fulgens)
State Bird - Blood pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus)
State Flower - Noble dendrobium (Dendrobium nobile)
State Tree - Rhododendron (Rhododendron niveum)
Tamil Nadu
It consists of the Lion Capital of Ashoka without the bell lotus foundation
and flanked on either side by an Indian flag.
Behind the capital, is the image of a Gopuram or temple tower based on
the West Tower of Srivilliputhur Andal Temple.
State Animal - Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius)
State Bird - Emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica)
State Flower - Kandhal (Gloriosa Lily)
State tree - Palm tree (Borassus flabellifer)
State fruit - Jackfruit ("Artocarpus heterophyllus")
State Butterfly - Tamil yeoman (Cirrochroa thais)
Tripura
Uses the National Emblem of India
State Animal - Phayre's Langur (Trachypithecus phayrei)
State Bird - Green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea)
State Flower - Nageswar (Mesua ferrea)
State tree - Agarwood
State Fruit - Queen Pineapple (Ananas comosus)
Uttar Pradesh
The emblem consists of a circular seal depicting the confluence of the Ganges
and Yamuna rivers at Prayagraj.
A pair of Matsya fish to represent the former Hindu and Muslim rulers of
Oudh and a bow and arrow to represent the Hindu deity Rama who was born
in Ayodhya within the state.
The legend around the seal translates as "Government of Uttar Pradesh
State animal – Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii
State Bird - Sarus crane (Grus antigone
State Flower - Palash (Butea monosperma)
State Tree – Ashoka (Saraca asoca)
Uttarakhand
The Emblem of Uttarakhand is a diamond-shaped emblem of white background
and blue borders supported by the stylized mountain peaks of the Himalayas
with four streams charging from the left to right.
The National Emblem of India, Lion Capital of Ashoka is superimposed on a
small red background on its crest with the national motto in Devanagari,
"सत्यमेर्वजयते" (Satyameva Jayate, Sanskrit for "Truth Alone Triumphs") is
presented below.
The red background on the top represents the blood of statehood activists who
lost their lives during the course of Uttarakhand statehood movement.
White background represents the peaceful nature of the Uttarakhandi people.
The mountains represent the geography and ecology of the Himalayan state
and the four streams represent the big four rivers of the
state; Ganga, Yamuna, Kali and Ramganga.
Blue colour symbolizes purity of water attributed to the
holy rivers of Uttarakhand.
State Animal - Alpine Musk Deer (Moschus chrysogaster)
State Bird - Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus
State Buutterfly - West Himalayan Common Peacock
(Papilio bianor polyctor)
State Flower - Brahma Kamal (Saussurea obvallata)
State Tree – Buransh (Rhododendron arboreum)
West Bengal
The emblem consists of a circle depicting a globe with the state of West
Bengal highlighted by a representation of the Bengali alphabet.
The National Emblem of India appears above the globe and the emblem
includes the name of the state in the English i.e. West Bengal and Bengali
languages i.e. পশ্চিমবঙ্গ (‘’Paschim Banga’’).
The central element of the emblem was also used by the Biswa Bangla
campaign to promote sale of traditional West Bengali handicrafts and textiles
State animal - Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
State Bird - White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon
smyrnensis)
State Flower - Night-flowering jasmine (Nyctanthes
arbor-tristis)
State tree - Chatim tree (Alstonia scholaris)