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A sacred shankha on the flag of Travancore, India. The official Kerala emblem is a derivative version of the Royal coat of arms of the Kingdom of Travancore.The state emblem symbolizes two elephants guarding the state emblem of India and the emblem of Tranvancore Kingdom (a dextrally-coiled silver) conch shell (Turbinella pyrum) ).
The elephant is also on the flag of the Kingdom of Laos with three elephants visible, supporting an umbrella (another symbol of royal power) until it became a republic in 1975. Other Southeast Asian realms have also displayed one or more white elephants. Elephant sculptures in brass in India. The elephant also lends its name to some landmarks ...
Yali (IAST: Yāḷi), [1] (Tamil: யாழி) also called Vyāla (Sanskrit: व्याल), [2] is a Hindu mythological creature, portrayed with the head and the body of a lion, the trunk and the tusks of an elephant, and sometimes bearing equine features. [3] Images of the creature occur in many South Indian temples, often sculpted onto ...
Ranganathan was originally a temple elephant with the Ranganatha Swamy temple in Tiruchirappalli, Madras Presidency.The temple had acquired him when still a calf and used him for daily chores but as he grew taller, he was unable to enter through the inner gates of the temple.
English: The National w: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.
The Government of India has designated official national symbols that represent the Republic of India. These symbols serve as the representation of the identity of the country. [ 1 ] When India obtained independence from the British Raj on 15 August 1947, the tricolour flag officially became the first national symbol of the Dominion of India ...
Bharat Mata (Bhārat Mātā, Mother India in English) is a national personification of India (Bharat [1]) as a mother goddess.Bharat Mata is commonly depicted dressed in a red or saffron-coloured sari and holding a national flag; she sometimes stands on a lotus and is accompanied by a lion.