The following are official state symbols of the Indian state of Karnataka.
Title | Symbol | Kannada | Image | Notes |
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State government banner | Banner of Karnataka | ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಚಿಹ್ನೆ | ![]() |
The banner depicts the emblem of the state on a white background. |
State emblem | Emblem of Karnataka | ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಲಾಂಛನ | ![]() |
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State motto | Satyameva Jayate (Truth alone triumphs) |
ಸತ್ಯಮೇವ ಜಯತೆ | ![]() |
Taken from Mundaka Upanishad. Inscribed in the Devanagari script. |
State song | "Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate"[1] | ಜಯ ಭಾರತ ಜನನಿಯ ತನುಜಾತೆ | ![]() |
Officially declared on 6 January 2004. |
State animal | Asian elephant[2][3] (Elephas maximus) | ಏಷ್ಯನ್ ಆನೆ | ![]() |
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State bird | Indian roller|blue jay[2][3] (Coracias indica) | ನೀಲಕಂಠ ಪಕ್ಷಿ | ![]() |
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State butterfly | Southern birdwing[4][5] (Troides minos) | ಸರ್ದನ್ ಬರ್ಡ್ ವಿಂಗ್ | ![]() |
It was chosen in 2017. |
State flower | Lotus[2][3] | kendavare ಕೆಂದಾವರೆ ಹೂ | ![]() |
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State tree | Sandalwood[2][3] (Santalum album) | ಗಂಧದ ಮರ | ![]() |
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State fish | Carnatic carp (Puntius carnaticus)[6] | ಕೊರಚ, ಗಿಡ್ಪಕ್ಕೆ, ಗೆಂಡಾಯಿ, ಮಚಲು | ![]() |
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State fruit | Mango (Mangifera indica)[7] | ಮಾವಿನ ಹಣ್ಣು | ![]() |
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State foundation day | Karnataka Day (1 November) |
ಕನ್ನಡ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ ದಿನ (ನವೆಂಬರ್ 1) | Karnataka state formed on 1 November 1956. |