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	'''''Sengol''''' is a 5-foot long golden [[sceptre]]<ref name="anandabazar1" /> that was given to the first prime minister of the [[India\|Republic of India]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], from by [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma\|Lord Mountbatten]], on 14 August 1947 to mark the transfer of power from [[British Raj]] to India.''<ref name="anandabazar1">{{cite web \|title=নতুন সংসদ ভবনে থাকছে স্বাধীনতার অন্যতম প্রতীক ‘সেঙ্গল’! সোনার রাজদণ্ডে লুকিয়ে কোন ইতিহাস? \|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/photogallery/all-you-need-to-know-about-historical-septre-sengol-that-is-going-to-be-placed-in-new-parliament-building-dgtl-photogallery/cid/1432390?slide=4 \|website=Anandabazar \|publisher=Anandabazar Patrika \|access-date=25 May 2023 \|location=New Delhi \|language=bn \|date=24 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="economictimes1">{{cite web \|title=Sengol: The golden symbol of Independence that found its way into the new parliament building \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/sengol-the-golden-symbol-of-independence-that-found-its-way-into-the-new-parliament-building/articleshow/100474230.cms \|website=economictimes.indiatimes.com \|publisher=The Economic Times \|access-date=25 May 2023 \|language=en \|date=25 May 2023}}</ref>'' Though ''sengol''{{efn\|[[Tamil script\|Tamil]]: செங்கோல் [[ISO 15919\|romanised]]: ceṅkōl}} is a generic term for sceptre in [[Tamil language\|Tamil]],<ref>{{Citation \|title=செங்கோல் \|date=2016-08-24 \|url=https://ta.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D&oldid=1461798 \|work=தமிழ் விக்சனரி \|access-date=2023-05-25 \|language=ta}}</ref> the term gained popularity in India after the Government of India decided to install the sceptre in the [[New Parliament House, New Delhi\|New Parliament House]].<ref name="anandabazar1" /><ref name="deccanherald1">{{cite web \|author1=Shemin Joy \|date=24 May 2023 \|title=What is Sengol? Facts about historic sceptre in new Parliament \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/what-is-sengol-facts-about-historic-sceptre-in-new-parliament-1221557.html \|access-date=25 May 2023 \|website=www.deccanherald.com \|publisher=Deccan Herald \|language=en \|location=New Delhi}}</ref>		'''''Sengol''''' is a 5-foot long golden [[sceptre]]<ref name="anandabazar1" /> that was given to the first prime minister of the [[India\|Republic of India]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], from by [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma\|Lord Mountbatten]], on 14 August 1947 to mark the transfer of power from [[British Raj]] to India.''<ref name="anandabazar1">{{cite web \|title=নতুন সংসদ ভবনে থাকছে স্বাধীনতার অন্যতম প্রতীক ‘সেঙ্গল’! সোনার রাজদণ্ডে লুকিয়ে কোন ইতিহাস? \|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/photogallery/all-you-need-to-know-about-historical-septre-sengol-that-is-going-to-be-placed-in-new-parliament-building-dgtl-photogallery/cid/1432390?slide=4 \|website=Anandabazar \|publisher=Anandabazar Patrika \|access-date=25 May 2023 \|location=New Delhi \|language=bn \|date=24 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="economictimes1">{{cite web \|title=Sengol: The golden symbol of Independence that found its way into the new parliament building \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/sengol-the-golden-symbol-of-independence-that-found-its-way-into-the-new-parliament-building/articleshow/100474230.cms \|website=economictimes.indiatimes.com \|publisher=The Economic Times \|access-date=25 May 2023 \|language=en \|date=25 May 2023}}</ref>'' Though ''sengol''{{efn\|[[Tamil script\|Tamil]]: செங்கோல் [[ISO 15919\|romanised]]: ceṅkōl}} is a generic term for sceptre in [[Tamil language\|Tamil]],<ref>{{Citation \|title=செங்கோல் \|date=2016-08-24 \|url=https://ta.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D&oldid=1461798 \|work=தமிழ் விக்சனரி \|access-date=2023-05-25 \|language=ta}}</ref> the term gained popularity in India after the Government of India decided to install the sceptre in the [[New Parliament House, New Delhi\|New Parliament House]].<ref name="anandabazar1" /><ref name="deccanherald1">{{cite web \|author1=Shemin Joy \|date=24 May 2023 \|title=What is Sengol? Facts about historic sceptre in new Parliament \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/what-is-sengol-facts-about-historic-sceptre-in-new-parliament-1221557.html \|access-date=25 May 2023 \|website=www.deccanherald.com \|publisher=Deccan Herald \|language=en \|location=New Delhi}}</ref>

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	After making the ''sengol'', Bangaru gave the scepter to the Matha. A senior [[Purohita]] of the matha gave the scepter to Mountbatten. The scepter was handed over to Nehru 11:45 PM on August 14, 1947, sprinkled with [[Ganges\|Ganges water]]. A Tamil [[Tevaram]] hymn composed by 7th century CE [[Shaivism\|Saivite]] [[Nayanmar\|Nayanar]] Saint [[Sambandar]] was recited to commemorate the moment.<ref name="anandabazar1"/><ref name="thehindu1"/><ref name="indianexpress1"/>		After making the ''sengol'', Bangaru gave the scepter to the Matha. A senior [[Purohita]] of the matha gave the scepter to Mountbatten. The scepter was handed over to Nehru 11:45 PM on August 14, 1947, sprinkled with [[Ganges\|Ganges water]]. A Tamil [[Tevaram]] hymn composed by 7th century CE [[Shaivism\|Saivite]] [[Nayanmar\|Nayanar]] Saint [[Sambandar]] was recited to commemorate the moment.<ref name="anandabazar1"/><ref name="thehindu1"/><ref name="indianexpress1"/>
			[[File:Jawaharlal Nehru is seen holding the sengol.png\|thumb\|Former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru is seen holding the 'sengol' \|center\|300px]]
	The ''sengol'' was kept at Nehru Gallery of [[Anand Bhavan\|Anand Bhawan]] in [[Prayagraj]] and mislabelled as "Golden Walking stick gifted to Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru",<ref name="indiatoday1">{{cite web \|author1=Chingkheinganbi Mayengbam \|title=The Sengol saga: Lost as Nehru's 'golden walking stick', how the historic sceptre was rediscovered \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sengol-allahabad-museum-retrieved-installation-new-parliament-building-pm-modi-inauguration-2383907-2023-05-24 \|website=www.indiatoday.in \|publisher=India Today \|access-date=25 May 2023 \|location=Chennai \|language=en \|date=25 May 2023}}</ref> after it was given to [[Jawaharlal Nehru\|Nehru]].<ref name="indiatoday1"/> From there it was to be shifted to the [[New Parliament House, New Delhi\|new Parliament building]] on 28 May 2023.<ref name="anandabazar1"/><ref name="thehindu1"/> At the inauguration of the new [[New Parliament House, New Delhi\|Parliament House]], Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] was to install the ''sengol'' near the Speaker of the House's chair in the new Parliament building.<ref name="indiatoday2">{{cite web \|author1=Poulomi Saha \|title=Sacred ritual steeped in Tamil culture: How PM Modi will install Sengol in new Parliament building \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sengol-ceremony-new-parliament-building-sacred-ritual-tamil-culture-pm-modi-2383774-2023-05-24 \|website=www.indiatoday.in \|publisher=India Today \|access-date=25 May 2023 \|location=New Delhi \|language=en \|date=24 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="indianexpress1"/><ref name="hindustantimes1">{{cite web \|author1=Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao \|title=‘Sengol’ (sceptre) to be installed by PM Modi in new Parliament on May 28: All you need to know \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/new-parliament-building-what-is-sengol-a-historic-sceptre-to-be-intalled-101684915055857.html \|website=www.hindustantimes.com \|publisher=Hindustan Times \|access-date=25 May 2023 \|language=en \|date=24 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="pib1">{{cite web \|title=At the inauguration of the new Parliament House, PM Modi will establish the historical and sacred "Sengol" in the Parliament House. \|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1926883 \|website=pib.gov.in \|publisher=PIB Delhi \|access-date=25 May 2023 \|language=en \|date=24 May 2023}}</ref>		The ''sengol'' was kept at Nehru Gallery of [[Anand Bhavan\|Anand Bhawan]] in [[Prayagraj]] and mislabelled as "Golden Walking stick gifted to Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru",<ref name="indiatoday1">{{cite web \|author1=Chingkheinganbi Mayengbam \|title=The Sengol saga: Lost as Nehru's 'golden walking stick', how the historic sceptre was rediscovered \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sengol-allahabad-museum-retrieved-installation-new-parliament-building-pm-modi-inauguration-2383907-2023-05-24 \|website=www.indiatoday.in \|publisher=India Today \|access-date=25 May 2023 \|location=Chennai \|language=en \|date=25 May 2023}}</ref> after it was given to [[Jawaharlal Nehru\|Nehru]].<ref name="indiatoday1"/> From there it was to be shifted to the [[New Parliament House, New Delhi\|new Parliament building]] on 28 May 2023.<ref name="anandabazar1"/><ref name="thehindu1"/> At the inauguration of the new [[New Parliament House, New Delhi\|Parliament House]], Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] was to install the ''sengol'' near the Speaker of the House's chair in the new Parliament building.<ref name="indiatoday2">{{cite web \|author1=Poulomi Saha \|title=Sacred ritual steeped in Tamil culture: How PM Modi will install Sengol in new Parliament building \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sengol-ceremony-new-parliament-building-sacred-ritual-tamil-culture-pm-modi-2383774-2023-05-24 \|website=www.indiatoday.in \|publisher=India Today \|access-date=25 May 2023 \|location=New Delhi \|language=en \|date=24 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="indianexpress1"/><ref name="hindustantimes1">{{cite web \|author1=Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao \|title=‘Sengol’ (sceptre) to be installed by PM Modi in new Parliament on May 28: All you need to know \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/new-parliament-building-what-is-sengol-a-historic-sceptre-to-be-intalled-101684915055857.html \|website=www.hindustantimes.com \|publisher=Hindustan Times \|access-date=25 May 2023 \|language=en \|date=24 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="pib1">{{cite web \|title=At the inauguration of the new Parliament House, PM Modi will establish the historical and sacred "Sengol" in the Parliament House. \|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1926883 \|website=pib.gov.in \|publisher=PIB Delhi \|access-date=25 May 2023 \|language=en \|date=24 May 2023}}</ref>

	== Design ==		== Design ==
	The ''sengol'' is made of gold and is about 18 inches long. It is decorated with intricate designs and has a ''nandi'' (bull) on top. The [[Nandi (Hinduism)\|''nandi'']] is a sacred animal in [[Hinduism]], seen as a symbol of [[Dharma]], which is personified as a bull in the ''<u>[[Puranas]]</u>''.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2023-05-24 \|title=New Parliament building opening {{!}} How a letter to PMO set off a search for the Sengol \|language=en-IN \|work=The Hindu \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-parliament-building-opening-how-a-letter-to-pmo-set-off-search-for-the-sengol/article66889495.ece \|access-date=2023-05-25 \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=அகஸ்டஸ் \|date=2023-05-25 \|title=நாடாளுமன்றத்தில் செங்கோல்; இதற்கும் சோழர்களுக்கும் என்ன தொடர்பு? - தரவுகளுடன் விரிவான அலசல் \|url=https://www.vikatan.com/government-and-politics/story-about-historic-sengol-to-be-installed-in-new-parliament-building \|access-date=2023-05-25 \|website=www.vikatan.com \|language=ta}}</ref>		The ''sengol'' is made of gold and is about 18 inches long. It is decorated with intricate designs and has a ''nandi'' (bull) on top. The [[Nandi (Hinduism)\|''nandi'']] is a sacred animal in [[Hinduism]], seen as a symbol of [[Dharma]], which is personified as a bull in the ''<u>[[Puranas]]</u>''.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2023-05-24 \|title=New Parliament building opening {{!}} How a letter to PMO set off a search for the Sengol \|language=en-IN \|work=The Hindu \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-parliament-building-opening-how-a-letter-to-pmo-set-off-search-for-the-sengol/article66889495.ece \|access-date=2023-05-25 \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=அகஸ்டஸ் \|date=2023-05-25 \|title=நாடாளுமன்றத்தில் செங்கோல்; இதற்கும் சோழர்களுக்கும் என்ன தொடர்பு? - தரவுகளுடன் விரிவான அலசல் \|url=https://www.vikatan.com/government-and-politics/story-about-historic-sengol-to-be-installed-in-new-parliament-building \|access-date=2023-05-25 \|website=www.vikatan.com \|language=ta}}</ref>

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	== See also ==		== See also ==

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{{About|a sceptre used while transferring power from British Raj to India|other purposes|Sceptre}}

'''''Sengol''''' is a 5-foot long golden [[sceptre]]<ref name="anandabazar1" /> that was given to the first prime minister of the [[India|Republic of India]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], from by [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|Lord Mountbatten]], on 14 August 1947 to mark the transfer of power from [[British Raj]] to India.''<ref name="anandabazar1">{{cite web |title=নতুন সংসদ ভবনে থাকছে স্বাধীনতার অন্যতম প্রতীক ‘সেঙ্গল’! সোনার রাজদণ্ডে লুকিয়ে কোন ইতিহাস? |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/photogallery/all-you-need-to-know-about-historical-septre-sengol-that-is-going-to-be-placed-in-new-parliament-building-dgtl-photogallery/cid/1432390?slide=4 |website=Anandabazar |publisher=Anandabazar Patrika |access-date=25 May 2023 |location=New Delhi |language=bn |date=24 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="economictimes1">{{cite web |title=Sengol: The golden symbol of Independence that found its way into the new parliament building |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/sengol-the-golden-symbol-of-independence-that-found-its-way-into-the-new-parliament-building/articleshow/100474230.cms |website=economictimes.indiatimes.com |publisher=The Economic Times |access-date=25 May 2023 |language=en |date=25 May 2023}}</ref>'' Though ''sengol''{{efn|[[Tamil script|Tamil]]: செங்கோல் [[ISO 15919|romanised]]: ceṅkōl}} is a generic term for sceptre in [[Tamil language|Tamil]],<ref>{{Citation |title=செங்கோல் |date=2016-08-24 |url=https://ta.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D&oldid=1461798 |work=தமிழ் விக்சனரி |access-date=2023-05-25 |language=ta}}</ref> the term gained popularity in India after the Government of India decided to install the sceptre in the [[New Parliament House, New Delhi|New Parliament House]].<ref name="anandabazar1" /><ref name="deccanherald1">{{cite web |author1=Shemin Joy |date=24 May 2023 |title=What is Sengol? Facts about historic sceptre in new Parliament |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/what-is-sengol-facts-about-historic-sceptre-in-new-parliament-1221557.html |access-date=25 May 2023 |website=www.deccanherald.com |publisher=Deccan Herald |language=en |location=New Delhi}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
The word ''sengol'' ([[IAST]]: ceṅkōl) is a combination of the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] word ''cemmai'', which means 'righteousness' or 'prosperity',<ref>{{Citation |title=செம்மை |date=2022-04-20 |url=https://ta.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%88&oldid=1968967 |work=தமிழ் விக்சனரி |access-date=2023-05-25 |language=ta}}</ref> and ''kol,'' means ‘rule of the king’. ‘Kon’ means king and ‘kol’ means his ‘rule’. ‘Sengol’ means ‘righteous rule’. <ref>{{Citation |title=கோல் |date=2017-04-25 |url=https://ta.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D&oldid=1634223 |work=தமிழ் விக்சனரி |access-date=2023-05-25 |language=ta}}</ref>

== History ==
=== Background ===
[[India|Republic of India]] attained independence from the British empire on 15 August 1947. Before the transfer of power, Mountbatten asked Nehru what should be the symbol of the transfer of power.<ref name="anandabazar1"/><ref name="bangla-hindustantimes1">{{cite web |author1=Abhijit Chowdhury |date=25 May 2023 |title=এবার থেকে সংসদে স্পিকারের আসনের পাশে থাকবে ‘সেঙ্গল’, ৫ ফুট উঁচু সোনার এই রাজদণ্ডের ইতিহাস জানেন? |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/pictures/sengols-history-what-is-the-sceptre-that-is-to-be-installed-by-pm-modi-in-new-parliament-on-may-28-31684987102408-5.html |access-date=25 May 2023 |website=bangla.hindustantimes.com |publisher=Hindustan Times - Bangla |language=bn}}</ref> Nehru discussed the issue with the country's last Governor General [[C. Rajagopalachari]]. As a Tamil scholar, he told Nehru about the royal family heritage of [[Tamil Nadu]], and informed him that according to tradition a [[Sceptre|scepter]] is handed over to the new monarch during coronation.<ref name="indiatoday2"/> This practice originated from the reign of the [[Chola dynasty]].<ref name="anandabazar1"/><ref name="bangla-hindustantimes1"/><ref name="thehindu2">{{cite web |title=Inspired by the Cholas, handed over to Nehru: historic ‘Sengol’ to be installed in new Parliament building |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/inspired-by-cholas-handed-over-by-british-to-nehru-historic-sengol-to-be-installed-in-new-parliament-building/article66888185.ece |website=www.thehindu.com |publisher=The Hindu |access-date=25 May 2023 |language=en |date=24 May 2023}}</ref> Rajagopalachari advised Nehru to take a scepter from the British.<ref name="anandabazar1"/><ref name="bangla-hindustantimes1"/>
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=== Crafting and transfer ===
Nehru entrusted Rajagopalachari with the task of collecting the sceptre. Rajagopalachari approached ''[[matha]]'' [[Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam|Thiruvaduthurai Atheenam]] in Tamil Nadu to make the sceptre. The then Guru of the ''matha'' undertook the task. [[Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam|Thiruvaduthurai Atheenam]] matha entrusted the making of the scepter to ''Vummidi Bangaru Chetty'', a jeweler from [[Madras]].<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite web |author1=Sreeparna Chakrabarty |title=How a letter to PMO set off a search for the Sengol |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-parliament-building-opening-how-a-letter-to-pmo-set-off-search-for-the-sengol/article66889495.ece |website=www.thehindu.com |publisher=The Hindu |access-date=25 May 2023 |location=New Delhi |language=en |date=24 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="indianexpress1">{{cite web |title=‘Sengol’ to be installed in the new parliament: Significance of the sceptre, first given to Nehru |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-history/sengol-new-parliament-significance-nehru-8626977/ |website=www.indianexpress.com |publisher=The Indian Express |access-date=25 May 2023 |location=New Delhi |language=en |date=25 May 2023}}</ref>

After making the ''sengol'', Bangaru gave the scepter to the Matha. A senior [[Purohita]] of the matha gave the scepter to Mountbatten. The scepter was handed over to Nehru 11:45 PM on August 14, 1947, sprinkled with [[Ganges|Ganges water]]. A Tamil [[Tevaram]] hymn composed by 7th century CE [[Shaivism|Saivite]] [[Nayanmar|Nayanar]] Saint [[Sambandar]] was recited to commemorate the moment.<ref name="anandabazar1"/><ref name="thehindu1"/><ref name="indianexpress1"/>

The ''sengol'' was kept at Nehru Gallery of [[Anand Bhavan|Anand Bhawan]] in [[Prayagraj]] and mislabelled as "Golden Walking stick gifted to Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru",<ref name="indiatoday1">{{cite web |author1=Chingkheinganbi Mayengbam |title=The Sengol saga: Lost as Nehru's 'golden walking stick', how the historic sceptre was rediscovered |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sengol-allahabad-museum-retrieved-installation-new-parliament-building-pm-modi-inauguration-2383907-2023-05-24 |website=www.indiatoday.in |publisher=India Today |access-date=25 May 2023 |location=Chennai |language=en |date=25 May 2023}}</ref> after it was given to [[Jawaharlal Nehru|Nehru]].<ref name="indiatoday1"/> From there it was to be shifted to the [[New Parliament House, New Delhi|new Parliament building]] on 28 May 2023.<ref name="anandabazar1"/><ref name="thehindu1"/> At the inauguration of the new [[New Parliament House, New Delhi|Parliament House]], Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] was to install the ''sengol'' near the Speaker of the House's chair in the new Parliament building.<ref name="indiatoday2">{{cite web |author1=Poulomi Saha |title=Sacred ritual steeped in Tamil culture: How PM Modi will install Sengol in new Parliament building |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sengol-ceremony-new-parliament-building-sacred-ritual-tamil-culture-pm-modi-2383774-2023-05-24 |website=www.indiatoday.in |publisher=India Today |access-date=25 May 2023 |location=New Delhi |language=en |date=24 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="indianexpress1"/><ref name="hindustantimes1">{{cite web |author1=Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao |title=‘Sengol’ (sceptre) to be installed by PM Modi in new Parliament on May 28: All you need to know |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/new-parliament-building-what-is-sengol-a-historic-sceptre-to-be-intalled-101684915055857.html |website=www.hindustantimes.com |publisher=Hindustan Times |access-date=25 May 2023 |language=en |date=24 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="pib1">{{cite web |title=At the inauguration of the new Parliament House, PM Modi will establish the historical and sacred "Sengol" in the Parliament House. |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1926883 |website=pib.gov.in |publisher=PIB Delhi |access-date=25 May 2023 |language=en |date=24 May 2023}}</ref>

== Design ==
The ''sengol'' is made of gold and is about 18 inches long. It is decorated with intricate designs and has a ''nandi'' (bull) on top. The [[Nandi (Hinduism)|''nandi'']] is a sacred animal in [[Hinduism]], seen as a symbol of [[Dharma]], which is personified as a bull in the ''<u>[[Puranas]]</u>''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-24 |title=New Parliament building opening {{!}} How a letter to PMO set off a search for the Sengol |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-parliament-building-opening-how-a-letter-to-pmo-set-off-search-for-the-sengol/article66889495.ece |access-date=2023-05-25 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=அகஸ்டஸ் |date=2023-05-25 |title=நாடாளுமன்றத்தில் செங்கோல்; இதற்கும் சோழர்களுக்கும் என்ன தொடர்பு? - தரவுகளுடன் விரிவான அலசல் |url=https://www.vikatan.com/government-and-politics/story-about-historic-sengol-to-be-installed-in-new-parliament-building |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=www.vikatan.com |language=ta}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Sceptre]]

== Note ==
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== References ==
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