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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 or heritage animal) sometimes appears, as do fruits and other plants, and there are some state songs and state mottos. Several states now also maintain a dedicated stand-alone article of their own state symbols (linked under each heading below via {{main}}), which generally carry fuller sourcing, bilingual naming and scientific names; this master list follows the same Title/Symbol/Image/Notes format for consistency and transcludes those articles' tables directly where available.

States

Andhra Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Assam

Bihar

Chhattisgarh

Goa

Gujarat

Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Manipur

Meghalaya

Mizoram

Nagaland

Odisha

Punjab

Rajasthan

Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

Telangana

Tripura

Uttar Pradesh

Uttarakhand

West Bengal

Union territories

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Chandigarh

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Delhi

Jammu and Kashmir

Ladakh

Lakshadweep

Puducherry

Autonomous administrative divisions

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

Bodoland Territorial Region

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

Notes

References

Sources

Sunil Kothari; Avinash Pasricha (2001). Kuchipudi. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-359-5.

Williams, Drid (2004).

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