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This is a list of the symbols of the states and union territories of India . Each state and union territory has a unique set of official symbols, usually a local animal, a bird, a flower, a tree and an emblem. A second animal (fish, butterfly, reptile) sometimes appears, as do fruits and other plants, and there are some state songs and flags.
States
Title
Symbol[75] [76]
Image
Notes
State animal
Chinkara (Gazella bennettii )
State animal
Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius )
State bird
Indian bustard
(Ardeotis nigriceps )
State flower
Rohida
(Tecomella undulata )
State tree
Khejri (Prosopis cineraria )
State plant
cactus
(cactaceae)
State emblem
Uses the National Emblem of India
Link to image
Union Territories
Title
Symbol
Image
Notes
State animal
Dugong or
State bird
Andaman wood pigeon (Columba palumboides )[97] [98]
State flower
Andaman Pyinma (Lagerstroemia hypoleuca) [18]
Proposed
State tree
Andaman redwood (
Pterocarpus dalbergioides )
[97] [98]
State emblem
Ashoka lions, islands and ocean
Link to image
Title
Symbol
Image
Notes
State animal
Not designated[101]
State bird
Not designated[102]
State flower
Not designated[18]
State tree
Not designated[28]
State emblem
Uses the National Emblem of India
Title
Symbol
Image
Notes
State animal
Not designated[101]
State bird
Not designated[102]
State flower
Not designated[18]
State tree
Not designated[28]
State emblem
Uses the National Emblem of India
See also
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General references
102-Journal de Kanpur Vol-3/ year 2018
GSV Journlism Research Center.India.Kanpur
External links
India national symbols
Category:States and union territories of India-related lists