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{{Short description|Seal of Bihar}}
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|year_adopted = Between 1930-1935
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|shield = [[Bodhi Tree]] with [[Prayer beads]]
|supporters = [[Swastika]]s
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The '''Emblem of Bihar''' is the official seal of the [[India]]n [[States of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gov.bih.nic.in/ |title=Bihar Govt. Web Site |access-date=7 December 2008 |archive-date=15 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615165115/http://gov.bih.nic.in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was officially adopted by the [[Government of Bihar]] during [[British Raj|British rule]] between 1930 and 1935.

==Design ==
The state symbol of Bihar features two [[Swastika|swastikas]] in front of a picture of a [[Bodhi tree]] with prayer beads. And the foundation base is brick where the [[Urdu]] word for ''Bihar'' ({{Lang|ur|بہار}}) is carved.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All The State Emblems and Their Meaning |url=https://www.nlcbharat.org/emblems/ |access-date=2024-02-04 |publisher=National Legislators Conference |language=en-IN }}</ref>

==Historical emblems==
Following the 1935 passage of the State Reorganisation Act, a recommendation to that effect was forwarded to the Royal Society, leading to the adoption of the Bo tree symbol in the emblem.

The Bodhi Tree is represented by the Bo tree. It comes from the Sinhala word ''bo'', which means the Bodhi tree.

This was the enormous, old sacred fig tree (''Ficus religiosa - Moraceae'') under which Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism and its spiritual teacher, is said to have attained enlightenment. Bodh Gaya is located about 100 kilometres south of Patna.

The balance of opposites, universal harmony, and Dharma are symbolised by the two Swastikas. The word derives from the Sanskrit word ''svastika'', which is made up of the suffix ''-ka'', the words ''su'' (which means "good") and ''asti'' (which means "to be"). Therefore, the logo represents Bihar as the land of nice people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-03-22 |title=Bihar digging into history to discover roots of its emblem |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/bihar-digging-into-history-to-discover-roots-of-its-emblem/story-6cjRG9Ba4pI9W79TlG5yII.html |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

==Government banner==
The Government of Bihar can be represented by a banner displaying the emblem of the state on a white field.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dreamstime.com/bihar-state-india-flag-textile-cloth-fabric-waving-top-sunrise-mist-fog-bihar-state-india-flag-textile-cloth-fabric-image127909900|title = Bihar State of India Flag Textile Cloth Fabric Waving on the Top Sunrise Mist Fog Stock Illustration - Illustration of background, clouds: 127909900}}</ref>
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File:Bihar Government Banner.png|Banner of Bihar
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==See also==
* [[National Emblem of India]]
* [[List of Indian state emblems]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://gov.bih.nic.in/ Government of Bihar]

{{Indian state emblems}}

[[Category:Government of Bihar]]
[[Category:Indian state seals|Bihar]]
[[Category:Coats of arms with trees|Bihar]]
[[Category:Symbols of Bihar]]

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