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[[File:Telangana Talli Statue in Pedda Korpole.png|thumb|Telangana Thalli Statue in [[Warangal]]]]
[[File:Telangana Thalli.jpg|thumb|right|Telangana Thalli]]
'''Telangana Thalli''' is a symbolic mother goddess for the people of [[Telangana]]. It was adopted by the people of Telangana as a representation of the Goddess of Telangana and Telangana dialect. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140526/nation-current-affairs/article/jaya-jaya-he-telangana-be-new-state-song|title='Jaya Jaya He Telangana' to be the new state song|date=26 May 2014|work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Hyderabad/Salaam-Telangana-Hopes-soar-in-Telangana-as-India-sees-birth-of-its-29th-state/articleshow/35923164.cms|title=Salaam Telangana: Hopes soar in Telangana as India sees birth of its 29th state|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/Colourful-Police-Parade-Marks-Official-T-State-Day/2014/06/03/article2260562.ece|title=Colourful Police Parade Marks Official T State Day|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==History==
The original Telangana Thalli statue was designed by B. Venkataramana Chari, a [[Nirmal]] resident, and installed at TRS office in Jubilee Hills in 2003. Venkataramana drew inspiration from [[K. Chandrashekar Rao|KCR]], the agitation leader's words questioning the existence of Telugu Thalli in Telangana region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/creator-of-telangana-thalli-honoured/article7545822.ece|title=Creator of Telangana Thalli honoured|date=16 August 2015|work=The Hindu}}</ref> The initial design was further improved akin to [[Bharat Mata]], goddess mother. He was accoladed by Chief Minister [[K. Chandrasekhar Rao]] on the eve of Independence day in year 2015 at Golconda, Hyderabad for his dedication.

==Symbolism==
Soon after the statue was released in 2003, Telangana Thalli became a symbolic representation during the agitation of Telangana people for a separate State and was adopted by people as the representation of the Goddess similar to Telugu Thalli. During the [[Telangana agitation]] for a separate state, people rejected the idea of Telugu Thalli, which earlier was ''Andhra Mata'' not out of disrespect, but to drive home the aspirations of a separate identity for Telugu people from Telangana region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ahead-of-world-telugu-conference-controversy-rages-over-telugu-talli-and-telangana-talli/articleshow/62057302.cms|title=Ahead of World Telugu Conference, controversy rages over 'Telugu Talli' and 'Telangana Talli'|work=The Times of India}}</ref>

==The Statue==
The Goddess statue with a crown, holds maize corn (harvest) in one hand, reflecting prosperity of the region, while [[Bathukamma]], the unique, cultural symbol of Telangana, will be in other hand.

A new Telangana Thalli statue is designed and sculpted by Department of Sculpture, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University (PSTU), as a tribute to the first World Telugu Conference held in December 2017 at [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/telangana-talli-statue-gets-sculpted-for-wtc/article21616345.ece|title=Telangana Talli statue gets sculpted for WTC|first=R. Ravikanth|last=Reddy|date=14 December 2017|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Siam Devadhiraj]]
*[[Tamil Thai]]
*[[Telugu Thalli]]

==References==
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[[Category:Culture of Telangana]]
[[Category:Mother goddesses]]
[[Category:Telugu people]]

Telangana Thalli - Revision history

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