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List of Indian state symbols

List of Indian state symbols

List of state symbols of India


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 or heritage animal) sometimes appears, as do fruits and other plants, and there are some state songs and state mottos.

States

Andhra Pradesh

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Arunachal Pradesh

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Assam

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Bihar

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Chhattisgarh

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Goa

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Gujarat

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Haryana

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Himachal Pradesh

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Jharkhand

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Karnataka

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Kerala

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Madhya Pradesh

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Maharashtra

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Manipur

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Meghalaya

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Mizoram

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Nagaland

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Odisha

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Punjab

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Rajasthan

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Sikkim

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Tamil Nadu

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Telangana

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Tripura

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Uttar Pradesh

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Uttarakhand

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West Bengal

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Union territories

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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Chandigarh

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Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

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Delhi

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Jammu and Kashmir

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Ladakh

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Lakshadweep

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Puducherry

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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

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See also


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General references

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