Emblem of Tamil Nadu

Emblem of Tamil Nadu
ArmigerGovernment of Tamil Nadu
Adopted1949
ShieldMeenakshi Temple
MottoVaymaiye vellum (Truth alone triumphs)

The Emblem of Tamil Nadu is the official state emblem of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is used as the seal of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Designed in 1949 by R. Krishna Rao, the emblem consists of the Lion Capital of Ashoka without the bell lotus foundation, flanked on either side by the Indian flag with an image of a gopuram of a Hindu temple in the background. The round emblem is flanked by the words Tamilnadu arasu (Government of Tamil Nadu) and Vaymaiye vellum (truth alone triumphs) in Tamil.

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