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Emblem of Karnataka
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| Armiger | The Government of Karnataka |
| Crest | The Sarnath Lion Capital |
| Blazon | Gules, a Gandabherunda argent, a bordure azure |
| Supporters | 2 lion-elephant Sharabha |
| Motto | "सत्यमेव जयते" (Satyameva Jayate, Sanskrit for "Truth Alone Triumphs") |
| Culture of Karnataka |
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The Emblem of Karnataka is the state emblem of Karnataka, India. The emblem is based on that of the Kingdom of Mysore and the Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom and is carried on all official correspondences made by the Government of Karnataka.
Design[edit]
The emblem has a red shield charged with a white two-headed bird, Gandabherunda bordered in blue. The crest depicts the Lion Capital of Ashoka (also used as the emblem of the Government of India), on a blue circular abacus with a blue frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of a galloping horse on the left, a Dharmachakra in centre, a bull on the right, and the outlines of Dharmachakras on the extreme left and right as part of Sarnath's Ashoka Pillar. The shield is flanked on either side by red-maned, yellow lion-elephant Sharabha supporters (mythical creatures believed to be upholders of righteousness stronger than lions and elephants) standing on a green, leafy compartment. Below the compartment lies written in stylized Devanāgarī, the national motto of India, "सत्यमेव जयते" (Satyameva Jayate, Sanskrit for "Truth alone triumphs").[1]
Historical emblems[edit]
Coat of arms of the Jamkhandi State
![Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Mysore[2]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Coat_of_arms_of_Kingdom_of_Mysore.svg/120px-Coat_of_arms_of_Kingdom_of_Mysore.svg.png)
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Mysore[2]
![Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Mysore[2]](/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Kingdom_of_Mysore.svg)
Government banner[edit]
The Government of Karnataka can be represented by a banner that depicts the emblem of the state on a white background. A flag was proposed in 2018 but was not formally adopted. The unofficial Kannada flag is also in use.
Banner of Karnataka
Former flag proposal
Kannada flag
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See also[edit]
- Flag of Karnataka
- Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate
- National Emblem of India
- List of Indian state emblems
References[edit]
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "BhaKarnataka".
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