State Emblem
AI-drafted · awaiting admin review
Adapted from the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath, with the motto Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs).
Adopted: 26 January 1950
- Three lions are visible (the fourth is hidden from view). On the abacus are a wheel (Dharma Chakra), a bull, a galloping horse and an elephant.
- The words Satyameva Jayate, from the Mundaka Upanishad, are written below in Devanagari script.
- Its use is regulated by the State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005.