List of Tamil Nadu state symbols

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This is a list of state symbols of '''the State of [[Tamil Nadu]]''' in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://knowindia.gov.in/national-identity-elements/states-ut-symbol-s-z.php|title=States and Union Territories Symbols|website=Know India.gov.in|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref> The state was formed on 1 November 1956, but its emblem was adapted in 1949.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html|title=Indian states since 1947|website=www.worldstatesmen.org|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Which-Tamil-Nadu-temple-is-the-state-emblem/articleshow/55285143.cms|title=Which Tamil Nadu temple is the state emblem? {{!}} Madurai News - Times of India|last=Swaroop|first=Vishnu|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> A state flag proposed in 1970 by the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] was not officially adopted. Instead, a banner bearing the image of the state's emblem is used to represent the government.<ref name=":0" /> The song of [[Invocation to Goddess Tamil]] written by [[Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai]] vshfnrwni

== State symbols ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:75%; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:25%;" |Symbol
! scope="col" style="width:15%;"|Type
|-
|[[Flag of Tamil Nadu|Banner of Tamil Nadu]]
|[[List of Indian state flags|Banner]]
|-
| [[Emblem of Tamil Nadu]]
|[[List of Indian state emblems|Emblem]]
|-
| வாய்மையே வெல்லும், ''Vāymaiyē vellum''<br>(''Truth alone triumphs'')
|[[List of Indian state mottos|Motto]]
|-
|[[Tamil Thai Valthu]] ''(Invocation to Tamil Mother)''
|[[List of Indian state songs|Song]]
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu Day]]
|Day
|-
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|Language
|}

== Flora and fauna ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:75%; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:15%;"|Type
! scope="col" style="width:25%;"|Symbol
|-
|[[List of Indian state animals|Animal]]
|[[Nilgiri tahr]] (''Nilgiritragus hylocrius'')
(Varaiyaadu | வரை ஆடு)
|-
|[[List of Indian state birds|Bird]]
| [Emerald dove |[[Common emerald dove|Emerald dove]] (''Chalcophaps indica'')
(Maragatha Puraa | மரகதப்புறா)
|-
|Insect
| Borassus flabellifer |[[Cirrochroa thais|Tamil yeoman]] (''Cirrochroa thais'')
(Malai Chiragan | மலைச்சிறகன்) or

(Thamizh Maravan | தமிழ் மறவன்)
|-
|[[List of Indian state flowers|Flower]]
| Gloriosa superba |[[Gloriosa (plant)|Gloriosa lily]] (''Gloriosa superba'')
(Sengkaanthal | செங்காந்தள்)
|-
|[[List of Indian state trees|Tree]]
| Borassus flabellifer |[[Arecaceae|Palm tree]] (''Borassus flabellifer'')
(Panai | பனை)
|-
|Fruit
|[[Jackfruit]] (''Artocarpus heterophyllus'')
(Palaa | பலா)
|}

== Culture ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:75%; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:15%;"|Type
! scope="col" style="width:25%;"|Symbol
|-
|Sport
|[[Kabadi]]
|-
|Dance
|[[Bharata Natyam]]
|}

==See also==
*[[List of Indian state symbols]]
*[[Emblems of Indian States]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Tamil Nadu}}
{{Symbols of Indian states}}

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[[Category:Government of Tamil Nadu|Symbols]]
[[Category:Lists of Indian state symbols by state|Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu-related lists|Symbols]]

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List of Tamil Nadu state symbols