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{{Short description|Official seal of the government of the state of Maharashtra}}
{{Infobox coat of arms
| name = Emblem of the State Government of Maharashtra
| image = Seal of Maharashtra.svg
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| lesser =
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| armiger = The [[Government of Maharashtra]]
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| crest =
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| shield = [[Diya (lamp)|Samai diya lamp]]
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| motto = The glory of this seal of the State of Maharashtra will grow like the first day moon. It will be worshipped by the world and will shine only for the well being of its people.
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| other_elements = [[Nelumbo nucifera|Lotus blossoms]]
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The '''Emblem of the State Government of Maharashtra''' is the [[official seal]] of the government of the [[India]]n [[States of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web |title=मुख्य पृष्ठ - महाराष्ट्र शासनाचे अधिकृत संकेतस्थळ, भारत |url=https://maharashtra.gov.in/1125/Home |website=maharashtra.gov.in |access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref>

==Design==
The emblem is a circular seal depicting a [[Diya (lamp)|Samai diya lamp]] surrounded by 16 [[Nelumbo nucifera|lotus blossoms]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaMaharashtra.htm |title=Maharashtra |publisher=Hubert-herald.nl |access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref> Between the Samai lamp and lotus blossoms is a motto in [[Sanskrit Language|Sanskrit]], प्रतिपच्चंद्रलेखेव वर्धिष्णुर्विश्व वंदिता महाराष्ट्रस्य राज्यस्य मुद्रा भद्राय राजते, (''Pratipaccandralēkhēva vardhiṣṇurviśva vanditā mahārāṣṭrasya rājyasya mudrā bhadrāya rājatē''), which translates as "The glory of this seal of the State Government of Maharashtra will grow like the first day moon. It will be worshipped by the world and will shine only for the well being of its people". The motto is based on one found on the "Rajmudra" (royal seal) used by 17th-century [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]] king [[Chhatrapati Shivaji]], the only difference being that the name of the monarch is replaced by the name of the state.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chavan |first1=Vijay |title=State govt’s spin on Chhatrapati Shivaji’s rajmudra draws public ire |url=https://punemirror.com/pune/cover-story/state-govts-spin-on-chhatrapati-shivajis-rajmudra-draws/cid5091889.htm |access-date=16 March 2022 |work=Pune Mirror |date=17 July 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==Historic emblems==
<gallery>
File:Royal seals of Shivaji.jpg|Royal seals ("Rajmudra") used by [[Chhatrapati Shivaji]] and the [[Maratha Empire]]
File:Indian Embassy in London wall plaque (5).jpg|Emblem of the [[Bombay Presidency]] during the [[British Raj]]
File:Emblem of Bombay State.svg|Emblem of the former [[Bombay State]]
</gallery>

===Former princely states in Maharashtra===
<gallery>
File:COA Jawhar State of Mukne Dynasty (Coat Of Arms).jpg|[[Jawhar State]]
File:Kolhapur State CoA.png|[[Kolhapur State]]
File:Kolhapur State Emblem, 1931.jpg|[[Kolhapur State]] (1931-1946)
File:Kolhapur State Emblem, 1946.jpg|[[Kolhapur State]] (1946-1949)
File:Sawantwadi State CoA.png|[[Sawantwadi State]]
File:COA surgana.jpg|[[Surgana State]]
</gallery>

==State government banner==
The Government of Maharashtra can be represented by a banner displaying the emblem of the state on a white field.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dreamstime.com/maharashtra-state-india-flag-textile-cloth-fabric-waving-top-sunrise-mist-fog-beautiful-maharashtra-state-india-flag-image127909976 |title=Maharashtra State Of India Flag Textile Cloth Fabric Waving On The Top Sunrise Mist Fog Stock Illustration - Illustration of holiday, country: 127909976 |website=Dreamstime |access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html |title=Indian states since 1947 |website=Worldstatesmen |access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[National Emblem of India]]
* [[List of Indian state emblems]]
* [[Coat of arms of Mumbai]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian state emblems}}

[[Category:Government of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Indian state seals|Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Symbols of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Provincial symbols of Marathi Praant (India)]]

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