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English: The National Emblem of India is derived from the time of the Emperor Ashoka.The emblem is a replica of the Lion of Sarnath, near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The Lion Capital was erected in the third century BC by Emperor Ashoka to mark the spot where Buddha first proclaimed his gospel of peace and emancipation to the four quarters of the universe.
They are a lion, an elephant, a bull, and a horse; the first three are shown at walking pace but the horse is at full gallop. [35] [28] The capital which was carved from a single block of marble is broken across the necking just above the bell. Archaeological remains of the topmost wheel of the Lion Capital of Ashoka, in the Sarnath Museum. [36]
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Four lions are seated back to back. At present the column remains in the same place whereas the Lion Capital is at the Sarnath Museum. This Lion Capital of Ashoka from Sarnath has been adopted as the National Emblem of India and the wheel "Ashoka Chakra" from its base was placed onto the centre of the flag of India.
The emblem is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Ashoka, an ancient sculpture dating back to 280 BCE during the Maurya Empire. The statue is a three dimensional emblem showing four lions. It became the emblem of the Dominion of India in December 1947, [1] and later the emblem of the Republic of India. The State Emblem of India is an official ...
National emblem: State Emblem of India [23] 30 December 1947 (Dominion of India) [4] 26 January 1950 (Republic of India) [7] The national emblem is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath consisting of four Asiatic lions standing back to back, symbolising power, courage, confidence and faith. [24]
The state 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 ...
Emblem of Himachal Pradesh; Armiger: The Government of Himachal Pradesh: Adopted: 25 January 1971: Shield: The Sarnath Lion Capital superimposed on a semi-circular blue background with Snow-capped mountain peaks and three white stripes at the bottom: Motto "सत्यमेव जयते" (Satyameva Jayate, Sanskrit for "Truth Alone ...