State Symbols of Kerala

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Key Takeaway

This post deals with the list of official state symbols of Kerala and some other interesting facts about these symbols.

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State Symbols of Kerala

This post deals with the list of official state symbols of Kerala and some other interesting facts about these symbols.

The following are the list of official state symbols of the Kerala(12)

Item	Detail
State Animal	Indian Elephant(Elephas Maximus Indicus)
State Bird	Great Hornbill(Buceros Bicornis)(മലമുഴക്കി വേഴാമ്പൽ)
State Fish	Green Chromide/Pearlspot(Etroplus suratensis)(കരിമീന്‍)
State Butterfly	Buddha Mayoori(Papilio budha)
State Tree	Coconut tree(Cocos nucifera)
State Flower	Kanikonna(Cassia fistula)
State Fruit	Jackfruit(Artocarpus heterophyllus)
State Drink	Coconut Water(ഇളനീർ)
State Amphibian / Frog	Purple Frog(Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis)
State Microbe*	Bacillus subtilis(Hay Bacillus)
State Official Song	Jayajaya Komala Keralam
State Official Language Oath	മലയാളമാണ് എന്റെ ഭാഷ.എന്റെ ഭാഷ എന്റെ വീടാണ്എന്റെ ആകാശമാണ്ഞാൻ കാണുന്ന നക്ഷത്രമാണ്എന്നെ തഴുകുന്ന കാറ്റാണ്എന്റെ ദാഹം ശമിപ്പിക്കുന്ന കുളിർവെള്ളമാണ്എന്റെ അമ്മയുടെ തലോടലും ശാസനയുമാണ്എന്റെ ഭാഷ ഞാൻ തന്നെയാണ്.

State Animal

Indian Elephant(Elephas Maximus Indicus)

State Bird

Great Hornbill(Buceros Bicornis)(മലമുഴക്കി വേഴാമ്പൽ)

State Fish

Green Chromide/Pearlspot(Etroplus suratensis)(കരിമീന്‍)

State Butterfly

Buddha Mayoori(Papilio budha)

State Tree

Coconut tree(Cocos nucifera)

State Flower

Kanikonna(Cassia fistula)

State Fruit

Jackfruit(Artocarpus heterophyllus)

State Drink

Coconut Water(ഇളനീർ)

State Amphibian / Frog

Purple Frog(Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis)

State Microbe*

Bacillus subtilis(Hay Bacillus)

State Official Song

Jayajaya Komala Keralam

State Official Language Oath

മലയാളമാണ് എന്റെ ഭാഷ.എന്റെ ഭാഷ എന്റെ വീടാണ്എന്റെ ആകാശമാണ്ഞാൻ കാണുന്ന നക്ഷത്രമാണ്എന്നെ തഴുകുന്ന കാറ്റാണ്എന്റെ ദാഹം ശമിപ്പിക്കുന്ന കുളിർവെള്ളമാണ്എന്റെ അമ്മയുടെ തലോടലും ശാസനയുമാണ്എന്റെ ഭാഷ ഞാൻ തന്നെയാണ്.

List of District Symbols(11)

Item	Detail
District Animal	Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle(Pelochelys cantorii)(പാലപ്പൂവന്‍ ആമ / ഭീമൻ ആമ)
District Bird	White-bellied sea eagle(Haliaeetus leucogaster)(വെള്ളവയറൻ കടൽ‌പ്പരുന്ത്‌)
District Tree	Kanjiram(Strychnos nux-vomica)
District Flower	Malabar river-lily(Crinum malabaricum)(പെരിയ പോളത്താളി)
District Animal	Indian Pangolin(ഈനാംപേച്ചി)(Manis crassicaudata)
District Bird	Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher(മേനിപ്പൊൻമാൻ)(Ceyx erithaca)
District Tree	Eeyakam(ഇയ്യകം)(Hopea erosa)
District Flower	Athiranni(അതിരാണി)(Melastoma malabathricum)
District Butterfly	Malabar Rose(Pachliopta pandiyana)
District Fish	Pathala Poontharakan(പാതാളപ്പൂന്താരകൻ)(Pangio bhujia)
District Aquatic Animal	Smooth-coated Otter(നീർനായ)(Lutrogale perspicillata)

District Animal

Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle(Pelochelys cantorii)(പാലപ്പൂവന്‍ ആമ / ഭീമൻ ആമ)

District Bird

White-bellied sea eagle(Haliaeetus leucogaster)(വെള്ളവയറൻ കടൽ‌പ്പരുന്ത്‌)

District Tree

Kanjiram(Strychnos nux-vomica)

District Flower

Malabar river-lily(Crinum malabaricum)(പെരിയ പോളത്താളി)

District Animal

Indian Pangolin(ഈനാംപേച്ചി)(Manis crassicaudata)

District Bird

Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher(മേനിപ്പൊൻമാൻ)(Ceyx erithaca)

District Tree

Eeyakam(ഇയ്യകം)(Hopea erosa)

District Flower

Athiranni(അതിരാണി)(Melastoma malabathricum)

District Butterfly

Malabar Rose(Pachliopta pandiyana)

District Fish

Pathala Poontharakan(പാതാളപ്പൂന്താരകൻ)(Pangio bhujia)

District Aquatic Animal

Smooth-coated Otter(നീർനായ)(Lutrogale perspicillata)

- Purple Frog–(11)

Item	Detail
State Official Language Oath was written by	M.T. Vasudevan Nair
International Mother Language Day	February 21
(IMLD)	First announced byUNESCO on 17 November 1999,"to promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by peoples of the world."
The State official song was written by	Bodheswaran
Penname of Bodheswaran	Kesavapillai
Green Chromide was designated as state fish by the Govt. of Kerala in	2010
Jackfruit was designated as state fruit by Govt. of Kerala in	March 21, 2018
OfficialKerala emblem	derivative version of the Royal coat of arms of the Kingdom of Travancore's Sri Padmanabha's Shanku with Sarnath Lion and 2 Indian elephants with trunks raised in salutation pose adopted in1960duringPattom A. Thanu Pillai's govt
Great Hornbill are usually found in the	Evergreen and mixed deciduous of India
Indian Elephantis also a state symbol of which other states of India	Karnataka & Jharkhand
The district which is known as 'Saptha Bhasha Sangama Bhoomi (സപ്തഭാഷാ സംഗമഭൂമി)'	Kasargod

State Official Language Oath was written by

M.T. Vasudevan Nair

International Mother Language Day

February 21

(IMLD)

First announced byUNESCO on 17 November 1999,"to promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by peoples of the world."

The State official song was written by

Bodheswaran

Penname of Bodheswaran

Kesavapillai

Green Chromide was designated as state fish by the Govt. of Kerala in

2010

Jackfruit was designated as state fruit by Govt. of Kerala in

March 21, 2018

OfficialKerala emblem

derivative version of the Royal coat of arms of the Kingdom of Travancore's Sri Padmanabha's Shanku with Sarnath Lion and 2 Indian elephants with trunks raised in salutation pose adopted in1960duringPattom A. Thanu Pillai's govt

Great Hornbill are usually found in the

Evergreen and mixed deciduous of India

Indian Elephantis also a state symbol of which other states of India

Karnataka & Jharkhand

The district which is known as 'Saptha Bhasha Sangama Bhoomi (സപ്തഭാഷാ സംഗമഭൂമി)'

Kasargod

State Symbols of Kerala

Key Takeaway

State Symbols of Kerala

The following are the list of official state symbols of the Kerala(12)

List of District Symbols(11)

- Purple Frog–(11)

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