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.

Location of Tamil Nadu in India

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

Flora and fauna
Type Symbol Image
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
Sport Kabaddi
Dance Bharata Natyam

See also

References
  1. "States and Union Territories Symbols". Know India.gov.in. 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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