The following are official state symbols of the Indian state of Karnataka.
Title | Symbol | Kannada | Image | Notes |
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State government banner | Banner of Karnataka | ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಚಿಹ್ನೆ |
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The banner depicts the emblem of the state on a white background. |
State emblem | Emblem of Karnataka | ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಲಾಂಛನ |
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State motto |
Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs) |
ಸತ್ಯಮೇವ ಜಯತೆ |
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Taken from Mundaka Upanishad. Inscribed in the Devanagari script. |
State song | " Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate" [1] | ಜಯ ಭಾರತ ಜನನಿಯ ತನುಜಾತೆ |
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Officially declared on 6 January 2004. |
State animal | Asian elephant [2] [3] (Elephas maximus) | ಏಷ್ಯನ್ ಆನೆ |
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State bird | Indian roller|blue jay [2] [3] (Coracias indica) | ನೀಲಕಂಠ ಪಕ್ಷಿ |
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State butterfly | Southern birdwing [4] [5] (Troides minos) | ಸರ್ದನ್ ಬರ್ಡ್ ವಿಂಗ್ |
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It was chosen in 2017. |
State flower | Lotus [2] [3] | kendavare ಕೆಂದಾವರೆ ಹೂ |
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State tree | Sandalwood [2] [3] (Santalum album) | ಗಂಧದ ಮರ |
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State fish | Carnatic carp (Puntius carnaticus) [6] | ಕೊರಚ, ಗಿಡ್ಪಕ್ಕೆ, ಗೆಂಡಾಯಿ, ಮಚಲು |
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State fruit | Mango (Mangifera indica) [7] | ಮಾವಿನ ಹಣ್ಣು |
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State foundation day |
Karnataka Day (1 November) |
ಕನ್ನಡ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ ದಿನ (ನವೆಂಬರ್ 1) | Karnataka state formed on 1 November 1956. |
The following are official state symbols of the Indian state of Karnataka.
Title | Symbol | Kannada | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
State government banner | Banner of Karnataka | ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಚಿಹ್ನೆ |
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The banner depicts the emblem of the state on a white background. |
State emblem | Emblem of Karnataka | ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಲಾಂಛನ |
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|
State motto |
Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs) |
ಸತ್ಯಮೇವ ಜಯತೆ |
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Taken from Mundaka Upanishad. Inscribed in the Devanagari script. |
State song | " Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate" [1] | ಜಯ ಭಾರತ ಜನನಿಯ ತನುಜಾತೆ |
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Officially declared on 6 January 2004. |
State animal | Asian elephant [2] [3] (Elephas maximus) | ಏಷ್ಯನ್ ಆನೆ |
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State bird | Indian roller|blue jay [2] [3] (Coracias indica) | ನೀಲಕಂಠ ಪಕ್ಷಿ |
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State butterfly | Southern birdwing [4] [5] (Troides minos) | ಸರ್ದನ್ ಬರ್ಡ್ ವಿಂಗ್ |
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It was chosen in 2017. |
State flower | Lotus [2] [3] | kendavare ಕೆಂದಾವರೆ ಹೂ |
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State tree | Sandalwood [2] [3] (Santalum album) | ಗಂಧದ ಮರ |
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State fish | Carnatic carp (Puntius carnaticus) [6] | ಕೊರಚ, ಗಿಡ್ಪಕ್ಕೆ, ಗೆಂಡಾಯಿ, ಮಚಲು |
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State fruit | Mango (Mangifera indica) [7] | ಮಾವಿನ ಹಣ್ಣು |
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State foundation day |
Karnataka Day (1 November) |
ಕನ್ನಡ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ ದಿನ (ನವೆಂಬರ್ 1) | Karnataka state formed on 1 November 1956. |