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The following are official '''state symbols of the Indian state of [[Karnataka]]'''.

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| State government banner ||[[Flag of Karnataka|Banner of Karnataka]] ||ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಚಿಹ್ನೆ || style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Flag of Karnataka, India.png|200px]] ||The banner depicts the emblem of the state on a white background.
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| State emblem || [[Emblem of Karnataka]] ||ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಲಾಂಛನ || align=center|[[File:Karnataka emblem.svg|200px]] ||
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| State motto ||''[[Satyameva Jayate]]''<br/>(''Truth alone triumphs'') ||ಸತ್ಯಮೇವ ಜಯತೆ ||[[File:Emblem of India.svg|200px]] ||Taken from [[Mundaka Upanishad]]. Inscribed in the [[Devanagari]] script.
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| State song || "[[Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate]]"<ref>{{cite web|title = Poem declared 'State song'|url = http://www.thehindu.com/2004/01/11/stories/2004011103410400.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160101052709/http://www.thehindu.com/2004/01/11/stories/2004011103410400.htm|url-status = dead|archive-date = 1 January 2016|access-date = 27 January 2016|work = [[The Hindu]]|date = 11 January 2004}}</ref> || ಜಯ ಭಾರತ ಜನನಿಯ ತನುಜಾತೆ || align=center|[[File:Kuvempu1.jpg|200px]] || Officially declared on 6 January 2004.
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| State animal || [[Elephas maximus|Asian elephant]]<ref name="karn">{{cite web | url=http://knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php?id=16#ka | title=States and Union Territories Symbols | work=knowindia.gov.in | access-date=16 February 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112080035/http://knowindia.gov.in/knowindia/national_symbols.php?id=16#ka | archive-date=12 November 2013 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="kar">{{cite web | url=http://www.karnataka.gov.in/gazetteer/HandbookKarnataka2010/Chapter%20I%20Introduction.pdf | title=A handbook of Karnataka 2010: Chapter 1 Introduction | work=karnataka.gov.in | date=2010 | access-date=16 February 2016 | page=35 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106105518/http://www.karnataka.gov.in/gazetteer/HandbookKarnataka2010/Chapter%20I%20Introduction.pdf | archive-date=6 January 2015}}</ref> (''Elephas maximus'')|| ಏಷ್ಯನ್ ಆನೆ || style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Elephas maximus (Bandipur).jpg|200px]] ||
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| State bird || [[Coracias indica|Indian roller|blue jay]]<ref name="karn"/><ref name="kar"/> (''Coracias indica'')|| ನೀಲಕಂಠ ಪಕ್ಷಿ|| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:IndianRoller1.jpg|200px]]||
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| State butterfly || [[Southern birdwing]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-gets-its-own-butterfly/article18470618.ece|title=State gets its own butterfly|last=The|first=Hindu|date=May 17, 2017|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/southern-birdwing-state-butterfly-karnataka-20382|title=Karnataka declares Southern Birdwing as state butterfly|author=Deepa Mohan|website=Citizen Matters|date=2 August 2017|access-date=4 September 2020}}</ref> (''Troides minos'')||ಸರ್ದನ್ ಬರ್ಡ್ ವಿಂಗ್ || style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Troides minos 06680.jpg|200px]] ||It was chosen in 2017.
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| State flower || [[Nelumbo nucifera|Lotus]]<ref name="karn"/><ref name="kar"/> ||ಕೆಂದಾವರೆ ಹೂ|| style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Sacred lotus Nelumbo nucifera.jpg|200px]] ||
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| State tree || [[Santalum album|Sandalwood]]<ref name="karn"/><ref name="kar"/> (''Santalum album'') ||ಗಂಧದ ಮರ || style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Sandal leaf.jpg|200px]]
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|State fish ||[[Hypselobarbus carnaticus|Carnatic carp]] (''Puntius carnaticus'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nfdb.gov.in/PDF/Fish%2520%26%2520Fisheries%2520of%2520India/2.State%2520Fishes%2520of%2520India.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjJ___y8s_rAhVDeX0KHeByCk0QFjAKegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw0pG02wLf6KbkTXc6hulnx0|title= State Fishes of India|website=nfdb.gov.in |access-date=2 September 2020}}</ref> || ಕೊರಚ, ಗಿಡ್ಪಕ್ಕೆ, ಗೆಂಡಾಯಿ, ಮಚಲು ||style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Barbus carnaticus Mintern 137.jpg|200px]] ||
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|State fruit ||[[Mangifera indica|Mango]] (''Mangifera indica'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://karnatakastatecouncil.in/national-fruit-of-india|website=Karnataka State Council|title=State Fruit of Karnataka|access-date=2 September 2020}}</ref> ||ಮಾವಿನ ಹಣ್ಣು ||style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Mangifera indica (Manguier 4).jpg|200px]] ||
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| State foundation day || [[Karnataka Rajyotsava|Karnataka Day]] <br/> (1 November)||ಕನ್ನಡ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ ದಿನ (''ನವೆಂಬರ್ 1'') ||style="text-align:center;"| ||Karnataka state formed on 1 November 1956.
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Symbols of Indian states}}
{{Karnataka topics}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Karnataka state symbols}}
[[Category:Karnataka-related lists|State symbols]]
[[Category:Lists of Indian state symbols by state|Karnataka]]

List of Karnataka state symbols - Revision history

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