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 state song of Tamil Thai Valthu was written by Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai.

Location of Tamil Nadu in India

State symbols
Symbol Type
Flag of Tamil Nadu Flag
Emblem of Tamil Nadu Emblem
வாய்மையே வெல்லும், Vāymaiyē vellum
(Truth alone triumphs)		 Motto
Tamil Thai Valthu (Invocation to Tamil Mother) Song
Tamil Nadu Day Day
Tamil Language

Flora and fauna
Type Image Symbol
Animal Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius)

(Varaiyādu | வரை ஆடு)

Bird [Emerald dove |Emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica)

(Maragatha Purā | மரகதப்புறா)

Insect Borassus flabellifer |Tamil yeoman (Cirrochroa thais)

(Malai Chiragan | மலைச்சிறகன்) or (Tamil Maravan | தமிழ் மறவன்)

Flower Gloriosa superba |Gloriosa lily (Gloriosa superba)

(Senkānthal | செங்காந்தள்)

Tree Borassus flabellifer |Palm tree (Borassus flabellifer)

(Panai | பனை)

Fruit Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)

(Palā | பலா)

Culture
Type Symbol
Sport Kabaddi
Dance Bharatanatyam

See also

References
  1. "States and Union Territories Symbols". Know India.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. "Indian states since 1947". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. 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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