List of Indian state symbols

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This is a list of the symbols of the states and union territories of India. Each state and union territory has a unique set of official symbols, usually a state emblem, an animal, a bird, a flower and a tree. A second animal (fish, butterfly, reptile, aquatic animal, heritage animal) sometimes appears, as do fruits and other plants, and there are some state songs and state mottos.

States[]

Andhra Pradesh[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of Andhra Pradesh
State motto	సత్యమేవ జయతే Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State song	Maa Telugu Thalliki (To Our Mother Telugu)
State animal	Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
State bird	Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri)[1]
State fish	Snakehead Murrel (Channa striata)[2]
State flower	Common jasmine (Jasminum officinale)
State fruit	Mango (Mangifera indica)[citation needed]
State tree	Neem (Azadirachta indica)[3]

Arunachal Pradesh[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of Arunachal Pradesh
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State animal	Mithun (Bos frontalis)[4][5][6]
State bird	Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)[4][5][6]
State fish	Golden Mahseer (Tor putitora)[2]
State flower	foxtail orchid (Rhynchostylis retusa)[4][6]
State tree	Hollong ( Dipterocarpus macrocarpus)[7][8]

Assam[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Uses the National Emblem of India
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State song	O Mur Apunar Desh (O My Endearing Country!)
State animal	Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)[9][10]
State bird	White-winged duck (Asarcornis scutulata)[9][10]
State flower	Foxtail orchid (Rhynchostylis retusa)[7][9][10]
State tree	Hollong (Dipterocarpus macrocarpus)[7][9][10][11]

Bihar[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of Bihar
State song	Mere Bharat Ke Kanth Haar (The Garland of My India)
State foundation day	Bihar Day (22 March)
State animal	Gaur (Mithun)[12]
State bird	House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)[13]
State fish	Walking catfish (Clarias batrachus)[2]
State flower	Kachnar (Phanera variegata)[14]
State tree	Peepal tree (Ficus religiosa)[15]
State fruit	Mango (Mangifera indica)

Chhattisgarh[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of Chhattisgarh
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State song	Arpa Pairi Ke Dhar (The Streams of Arpa and Pairi)[16][17]
State foundation day	Chhattisgarh Day (1 November)
State animal	Wild buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)[18][19]
State bird	Hill myna (Gracula religiosa)[18][19]
State flower	Rhynchostylis gigantea[20]
State tree	Sal (Shorea robusta)[18][19]

Goa[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of Goa
State motto	सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद् दुःखमाप्नुयात् Sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu mā kaścid duḥkhamāpnuyāt (May everyone see goodness, may none suffer any pain)
State animal	Gaur (Bos gaurus)[21][22]
State bird	Ruby Throated Yellow Bulbul (Pycnonotus gularis)[21][22][23]
State fish	Grey mullet/Shevtto in Konkani (Mugil cephalus)[24][25]
State flower	Jasmine (Plumeria rubra)
State heritage tree	Coconut palm Cocos nucifera
State tree	Matti Terminalia crenulata

Gujarat[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Uses the National Emblem of India
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State song	Jai Jai Garavi Gujarat (Victory to Proud Gujarat!)
State animal	Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica)[26]		The Asiatic lion's range is restricted to the Gir National Park and environs in the Indian state of Gujarat.
State bird	Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)[27]		In Gujarat, a state of India, flamingos can be observed at the Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary, Flamingo City, and in the Thol Bird Sanctuary. They remain there during the entire winter season.
State flower	Marigold (Tagetes)[28]
State tree	Disputed Various official websites disagree on state tree.[29][26][30][31]

Haryana[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of Haryana
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State animal	Blackbuck (kala hiran) (Antilope cervicapra)[32][33]
State bird	Black francolin (Francolinus francolinus)[32][33]
State fish	Orangefin labeo (Kalbasu) (Labeo calbasu)[2]
State flower	Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)[32][33]
State tree	Peepal (Ficus religiosa)[32][33]

Himachal Pradesh[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of Himachal Pradesh
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State animal	Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)[34][35]
State bird	Western tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus)[34][35]
State fish	Golden Mahseer (Tor putitora)[2]
State flower	Pink rhododendron (Rhododendron campanulatum)[34][35]
State tree	Deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara)[34][35]

Jharkhand[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of Jharkhand
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State animal	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)[36][37]
State bird	Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)[36][37]
State flower	Palash (Butea monosperma)[36][37]
State tree	Sal (Shorea robusta)[36][37]

Karnataka[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	ಗಂಡಭೇರುಂಡ ಲಾಂಛನ Emblem of Karnataka
State motto	ಸತ್ಯಮೇವ ಜಯತೆ सत्यमे��� जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State song	ಜಯ ಭಾರತ ಜನನಿಯ ತನುಜಾತೆ Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate[38] (Victory to you Mother Karnataka, The Daughter of Mother India!)
State foundation day	ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ Kannada Rajyotsava (1 November)
State animal	Asian elephant[39][40] (Elephas maximus)
State bird	ನೀಲಕಂಠ ಪಕ್ಷಿ Indian roller[39][40] (Coracias indica)
State butterfly	Southern birdwing[41] (Troides minos)
State fish	Carnatic carp (Puntius carnaticus)[2]
State flower	Lotus[39][40] (Nelumbo nucifera)
State tree	ಶ್ರೀಗಂಧ ಮರ Sandalwood[39][40] (Santalum album)

Kerala[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of Kerala[42]
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State foundation day	Kerala Day (1 November)
State animal	Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)[43][44]
State bird	Great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)[43][44]
State fish	Green chromide (Etroplus suratensis)[45]		Green chromide was designated state fish by Government of Kerala in 2010.
State flower	Kanikonna (Cassia fistula)[43][44]
State fruit	Jackfruit		Jackfruit was Declared as Official State Fruit of Kerala on 21 March 2018.[46]
State tree	Coconut tree (Cocos nucifera)[43][44]

Madhya Pradesh[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of Madhya Pradesh
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State song	Mera Madhya Pradesh (My Madhya Pradesh)
State animal	Barasingha[47][48] (Rucervus duvaucelii)
State bird	Indian paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)[49]
State fish	Mahsheer (Tor tor)[49]
State flower	Madonna lily (Lilium candidum)[50]
State tree	Banyan tree[51]

Maharashtra[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of Maharashtra
State motto	प्रतिपच्चंद्रलेखेव वर्धिष्णुर्विश्व वंदिता महाराष्ट्रस्य राज्यस्य मुद्रा भद्राय राजते Pratipaccandralēkhēva vardhiṣṇurviśva vanditā mahārāṣṭrasya rājyasya mudrā bhadrāya rājatē (The glory of this seal of the Government of Maharashtra will grow like the first day moon. It will be worshipped by the world and will shine only for the well being of its people.)		The motto is based on one found on the Rajmudra (royal seal) used by 17th-century Maratha king Shivaji Maharaj.[52]
State foundation day	Maharashtra Day (1 May)
State animal	Indian giant squirrel[53] (Ratufa indica)
State bird	Yellow-footed green pigeon[53] (Treron phoenicoptera)
State butterfly	Blue Mormon (Papilio polymnestor)[54]
State flower	Pride of India/Jarul (Lagerstroemia speciosa)[55]
State tree	Mango Tree (Mangifera indica)[56]

State fish rohu

Manipur[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of Manipur
State motto	ꯀꯪꯂꯥꯁꯥ Kanglasha (The Dragon Lord)
State song	Sana Leibak Manipur[57] (Manipur, Land of Gold)
State animal	Sangai (Rucervus eldii eldii)[58][59]
State bird	Nongin (Syrmaticus humiae)[60]
State fish	Pengba (Osteobrama belangeri)[2]
State flower	Siroi lily (Lilium mackliniae)[58][59]
State tree	Uningthou (Phoebe hainesiana)[61]

Meghalaya[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Uses the National Emblem of India
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State animal	Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)[62]
State bird	Hill myna (Gracula religiosa)[63][64]
State flower	Lady's Slipper Orchid (Paphiopedilum insigne)[20]
State tree	Gamhar (Gmelina arborea)[65]

Mizoram[]

Title	Symbol[66][67]	Image	Notes
State emblem	Uses the National Emblem of India
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State animal	Himalayan serow (Capricornis thar)
State bird	Mrs. Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
State fish	Burmese kingfish (Ngahvang) (Semiplotus modestus)[2]
State flower	Red Vanda (Renanthera imschootiana)[20]
State tree	Indian rose chestnut (Mesua ferrea)

Nagaland[]

Title	Symbol[68][69]	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of Nagaland
State motto	Unity
State animal	Mithun
State bird	Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii)
State fish	Chocolate mahseer (Neolissochilus hexagonolepis)[2]
State flower	Tree rhododendron (Rhododendron arboreum)[20]
State tree	Alder (Alnus nepalensis)[29]

Odisha[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of Odisha
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State song	Bande Utkala Janani (I Adore Thee, O Mother Utkala!)
State foundation day	Odisha Day (1 April)
State animal	Sambar deer (Cervus unicolor)[70][71]
State bird	Indian roller[72] (Coracias benghalensis)[70][71]
State fish	Mahanadi mahseer (Tor mosal mahanadicus)[2]
State flower	Ashoka tree (Saraca asoca)[70][71]
State tree	Sacred fig (Ficus religiosa)[70]

Punjab[]

Title	Symbol[73][74]	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of Punjab
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State animal	Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
State aquatic animal	Indus River dolphin (Bhulan)[75]
State bird	Baaz (Accipiter gentilis)
State flower	Gladiolus (Gladiolus grandiflorus)	[20]
State tree	Sheesham (Dalbergia sissoo)

Rajasthan[]

Title	Symbol[76][77]	Image	Notes
State emblem	Uses the National Emblem of India
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State animal	Chinkara (Gazella bennettii)[78]
State bird	Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps)
State flower	Rohida (Tecomella undulata)
State heritage animal	Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius)
State plant	cactus (cactaceae)
State tree	Khejri (Prosopis cineraria)

Sikkim[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of Sikkim
State motto	༄༅།ཁམས་གསུམ་དབང་འདུས Kham-sum-wangdu (Conqueror of the three worlds)
State animal	Red panda (Ailurus fulgens)[79][80]
State bird	Blood pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus)[79][80]
State flower	Noble dendrobium (Dendrobium nobile)[79][80]
State tree	Rhododendron (Rhododendron niveum)[79][80]

Tamil Nadu[]

Title	Symbols[81][82]	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of Tamil Nadu
State motto	வாய்மையே வெல்லும் Vāymaiyē vellum (Truth alone triumphs)		Carries a similar meaning to the National Motto of India.
State song	Tamil Thai Valthu (Invocation to Tamil Mother)
State foundation day	Tamil Nadu Day (1 November)
State animal	Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragkus hylocrius)
State bird	Emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica)
State butterfly	Tamil yeoman (Cirrochroa thais)
State flower	Gloriosa lily (Gloriosa superba)
State fruit	Jackfruit ("Artocarpus heterophyllus")
State tree	Palm tree (Borassus flabellifer)

Telangana[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of Telangana
State motto	సత్యమేవ జయతే सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State song	జయ జయ హే తెలంగాణ Jaya Jaya He Telangana (Victory to Mother Telangana!)
State foundation day	Telangana Day తెలంగాణ అవతరణ దినోత్సవం (2 June)
State animal	Spotted deer జింక (Axis axis)[83]
State bird	Indian roller పాలపిట్ట (Coracias benghalensis)[83]
State fish	Snakehead Murrel (Channa striata)[2][84]
State flower	Tangidi Puvvu (Senna auriculata)[83]
State fruit	Mango (Mangifera indica)[citation needed]
State tree	Jammi Chettu జమ్మీ చెట్టు (Prosopis cineraria)[83]

Tripura[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Uses the National Emblem of India
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State animal	Phayre's leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei)[85][86][87]
State bird	Green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea)[85][86][87]
State fish	Pabda (Ompok bimaculatus)[2]
State flower	Indian rose chestnut (Mesua ferrea)[85][86][87]
State fruit	Queen pineapple (Ananas comosus)[88]
State tree	Agarwood[85][86][87]

Uttar Pradesh[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of Uttar Pradesh
State foundation day	Uttar Pradesh Day (24 January)
State animal	Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)[89][90]
State bird	Sarus crane (Grus antigone)[89][90]
State fish	Chital (Chitala chitala)[2]
State flower	Palash (Butea monosperma)[89][90]
State tree	Ashoka (Saraca asoca)[89][90]

Uttarakhand[]

Title	Symbol	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of Uttarakhand
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State song	Uttarakhand Devabhumi Matribhumi (Uttarakhand, Land of the Gods, O Motherland!)
State foundation day	Uttarakhand Day (9 November)
State animal	Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster)[91][92]
State bird	Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)[91][92]
State fish	Golden mahseer (Tor putitora)[93][94]
State butterfly	Common peacock[95][96] (Papilio bianor polyctor)
State flower	Brahma Kamal (Saussurea obvallata)[91][92]
State tree	Burans (Rhododendron arboreum)[91][92]

West Bengal[]

Title	Symbols	Image	Notes
State emblem	Emblem of West Bengal
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State animal	Fishing cat[97][98] (Prionailurus viverrinus)[99]
State bird	White-throated kingfisher[97][98] (Halcyon smyrnensis)
State fish	Ilish (Tenualosa ilisha)[2]
State flower	Night-flowering jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis)[99]
State tree	Chatim tree (Alstonia scholaris)[99][100]

Union territories[]

Andaman and Nicobar Islands[]

Title	Symbol	Image
State emblem	Uses National Emblem of India
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State animal	Dugong sea cow[101][102]
State bird	Andaman wood pigeon (Columba palumboides)[101][102]
State flower	Andaman Pyinma (Lagerstroemia speciosa)[20]
State tree	Andaman redwood (Pterocarpus dalbergioides)[101][102]

Chandigarh[]

Title	Symbol	Image
State emblem	Emblem of Chandigarh
State animal	Indian grey mongoose[103][104] (Urva edwardsii)
State bird	Indian grey hornbill[103][104] (Ocyceros birostris)
State flower	Dhak flower[103][104] (Butea monosperma)
State tree	Mangifera indica[103][104]

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu[]

Title	Symbol	Image
State emblem	Uses the National Emblem of India
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State animal	Not designated
State bird	Not designated
State flower	Not designated[20]
State tree	Not designated[29]

Delhi[]

Title	Symbol	Image
State emblem	Uses the National Emblem of India
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State animal	Nilgai[87] (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
State bird	House sparrow (Passer domesticus)[105][106]
State flower	Alfalfa[20]
State tree	Flamboyant (Delonix regia)[29]

Jammu and Kashmir[]

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Title	Symbol	Image
State emblem	Emblem of Jammu and Kashmir
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State animal	Kashmir stag (Cervus elaphus hanglu)
State bird	To be determined
State fish	Golden Mahseer (Tor putitora)[2]
State flower	Common rhododendron
State tree	Chinar

Ladakh[]

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Title	Symbol	Image
State emblem	Emblem of Ladakh
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State animal	Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)[108]
State bird	Black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis)[109]
State flower	To be determined
State tree	To be determined

Lakshadweep[]

Title	Symbol	Image
State emblem	Emblem of Lakshadweep
State animal	Butterfly fish (Chaetodon falcula)[110][111]
State bird	Brown noddy (Anous stolidus)[110][111]
State flower	Neelakurinji
State tree	Bread fruit (Artocarpus incisa)[110][111]

Puducherry[]

Title	Symbol	Image
State emblem	Uses the National Emblem of India
State motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)
State song	Tamil Thai Valthu (Invocation to Tamil Mother)
State animal	Indian palm squirrel[112][113] (Funambulus palmarum)
State bird	Koel[112][113] (Eudynamys scolopaceus)
State flower	Cannonball[112][113] (Couroupita guianensis)
State tree	Bael fruit tree[112][113] (Aegle marmelos)

Autonomous administrative divisions[]

Some of the autonomous administrative divisions established by the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India have also adopted official symbols.

Bodoland Territorial Region[]

Title	Symbol	Image
Emblem	Uses the National Emblem of India[114]
Motto	सत्यमेव जयते Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs)

See also[]

• National symbols of India
• List of Indian state flags
• List of Indian state emblems
• List of Indian state mottos
• List of Indian state songs
• List of Indian state foundation days
• List of Indian state animals
• List of Indian state birds
• List of Indian state flowers
• List of Indian state trees

References[]

General references[]

• 102-Journal de Kanpur Vol-3/ year 2018
• GSV Journalism Research Center.India.Kanpur

External links[]

• Knowindia.gov.in: States and Union Territories Symbols