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All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols. [2] Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including trees listed below.
This is a list of the symbols of the states and union territories of India.Each state and union territory has a unique set of official symbols, usually a state emblem, an animal, a bird, a flower and a tree.
Indian banyan is a large tree native to the Indian subcontinent and produces aerial roots from the branches which grow downwards, eventually becoming trunks. [75] Because of this characteristic and its longevity, this tree is considered immortal and is an integral part of the myths and legends of India. [76]
Vedic amulet - In Vedic literature, fig trees often represent talismans with the udumbara fig tree having been deemed the "lord of amulets". Wheel of time (also known as Kalachakra ) is a concept found in several religious traditions and philosophies, notably religions of Indian origin such as Hinduism, Sikhism, and Buddhism, which regard time ...
India is a country in South Asia.It is made up of 28 states and 8 union territories. Most of the states and union territories of India have their own state emblem, seal or coat of arms which is used as an official governmental symbol, while four states and five union territories continue to use the National Emblem of India as their official governmental seal.
Trees are significant in many of the world's mythologies, and have been given deep and sacred meanings throughout the ages. Human beings, observing the growth and death of trees, and the annual death and revival of their foliage, [1] [2] have often seen them as powerful symbols of
Indian Cork Tree (Jasmine tree, Akas nim or Nim chameli in Hindi, karkku கர்க்கு in Tamil, Kavuku in Telugu) -- Millingtonia hortensis Java Plum (Black Plum, Jamun in Hindi and Bhojpuri, Kala Jambu in Gujarati, Kalojam in Bengali, ನೇರಳೆ NeraLe in Kannada, Jambhul-जांभूळ in Marathi and Naval or Nagal in Tamil ...
Most species in the list are officially designated. Some species hold only an "unofficial" status. Additionally, the list includes trees that were once official but are no longer, as well as trees recognized as national symbols or for other symbolic roles.