List of Tamil Nadu state symbols
This is a list of state symbols of the State of Tamil Nadu in India.[1] The state was formed on 1 November 1956, but its emblem was adapted in 1949.[2][3] A state flag proposed in 1970 by the Government of Tamil Nadu was not officially adopted. Instead, a banner bearing the image of the state's emblem is used to represent the government.[2] The song of Invocation to Goddess Tamil written by Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai was adopted as the state song in 1956.
State symbols
Type | Symbol | Image |
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Banner | Banner of Tamil Nadu | |
Emblem | Emblem of Tamil Nadu | |
Motto | வாய்மையே வெல்லும், Vāymaiyē vellum (Truth alone triumphs) |
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Song | Tamil Thai Valthu (Invocation to Tamil Mother) | |
Day | Tamil Nadu Day | |
Language | Tamil |
Flora and fauna
Type | Symbol | Image |
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Animal | Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) | |
Bird | Emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica) | |
Butterfly | Tamil yeoman (Cirrochroa thais) | |
Flower | Glorosa lily (Gloriosa superba) | |
Tree | Palm tree (Borassus flabellifer) | |
Fruit | Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) |
Culture
Type | Symbol | Image |
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Sport | Kabaddi | |
Dance | Bharata Natyam |
See also
- List of Indian state symbols
- Emblems of Indian States
References
- "States and Union Territories Symbols". Know India.gov.in. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- "Indian states since 1947". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- Swaroop, Vishnu. "Which Tamil Nadu temple is the state emblem? | Madurai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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