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Sometime after the new state of Uttarakhand was created in 2007 (changing its name from Uttaranchal, created in 2000), the flower was declared the state flower. [6] The flowers are used as offering in the hill temples, like the shrines of Badrinath. In India, it is known as "Brahma Kamal".
In Hindu epics, this flower is attributed to Brahma, the God of creation, hence named Brahma Kamal (Brahma's Lotus). 2001 [8] Instrument: Dhol: Dhol is a double-headed, drum-like membranophone used primarily in traditional Uttarakhandi folk music. It is used in religious and cultural ceremonies of Uttarakhand. 2015 [9] Language: Hindi Sanskrit
India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories. [1] 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.
State symbols of Uttarakhand; State animal: Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) State bird: Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) State tree: Burans (Rhododendron arboreum) State flower: Brahma Kamal (Myrica esculenta) State fruit: Brahma Kamal (Saussurea obvallata) State sport: Football
Uttarakhand, o sacred motherland of gods, be thou praised and greeted a hundredfold! Musk deer, Brahma Kamal, lovely are the Burans, Ghughuti and Monals. Dhol, nagara, damau, hurka, ransingha, flute and chorals. Invoked are thadya and jhumaila in jagar, pandav, jhora and chhapeli. Be thou greeted! Be thou greeted!
Uttarakhand Devabhumi Matribhumi (Uttarakhand, Land of the Gods, O Motherland!) State foundation day: ... Brahma Kamal (Saussurea obvallata) [120] [121] State tree:
Saussurea is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae, native to cool temperate and arctic regions of East Asia, Europe, and North America, with the highest diversity in alpine habitats in the Himalayas and East Asia.
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