STATE EMBLEM

- It is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka. In the original, there are four lions, standing back to back, mounted on an abacus with a frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull and a lion separated by intervening wheels over a bell-shaped lotus.
- Carved out of a single block of polished sandstone, the Capitol is crowned by the Wheel of the Law (Dharma Chakra).
- In the state emblem, adopted by the Government of India on 26th January 1950, only three lions are visible.
- The wheel appears in the centre of the abacus with a bull on right and horse on left and the outlines of other wheels on extreme right and left.
- The bell-shaped lotus has been omitted.
- The words Satyameva Jayate from Mundaka Upanishad, meaning 'Truth Alone Triumphs', are incribed below at abacus in Devanagari script.
- The use of the state emblem of India, as the official seal of the Government of India, is regulated by the State of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005.