This is a list of state symbols of the State of Kerala in India.
State Symbols TitleSymbolImageNotesState bannerBanner of Keralaകേരള ഔദ്യോഗിക ബാവുടBanner of KeralaKerala does not have an officially recognised state flag; the Government of Kerala can be represented by a banner displaying the state emblem on a white field.State emblemEmblem of Keralaകേരള ഔദ്യോഗിക ചിഹ്നംEmblem of KeralaThe state emblem is a derivative of the royal coat of arms of the Kingdom of Travancore, depicting two elephants guarding a conch (shanku) associated with Sree Padmanabha, crested by the Lion Capital of Ashoka. The present form was adopted in 1960 under the government of Pattom A. Thanu Pillai, replacing an interim 1957 design; a 2011 general administration department order repositioned the national motto to sit beneath the Lion Capital rather than between the elephants, in line with the design of the State Emblem of India.State mottoSatyameva Jayateസത്യമേവ ജയതെTruth Alone TriumphsSatyameva Jayate is the national motto of India, drawn from the Mundaka Upanishad, and is inscribed in Devanagari script on the state emblem beneath the Lion Capital of Ashoka rather than rendered as a distinct Malayalam-language state motto.State foundation dayKerala Piraviകേരള പിറവിKerala DayKerala Piravi commemorates the formation of the state on 1 November 1956, when the States Reorganisation Act merged the princely states of Travancore and Cochin with the Malabar district and the Kasaragod taluk of South Canara.State languageMalayalamമലയാളംMalayalamMalayalam is a Dravidian language native to Kerala, where it is the sole official language, and is one of the twenty-two scheduled languages of India as well as one of its designated classical languages.State animalIndian elephantആനIndian elephantElephas maximus indicusThe Indian elephant is closely woven into Kerala's temple festivals and ceremonial processions, and is also the state animal of Karnataka and Jharkhand.State birdGreat hornbillമലമുഴക്കി വേഴാമ്പൽGreat hornbillBuceros bicornisThe great hornbill is a large frugivore of Kerala's Western Ghats rainforests, notable for its prominent casque and its ecological role in dispersing the seeds of forest trees.State butterflyMalabar banded peacockബുദ്ധമയൂരിMalabar banded PeacockPapilio buddhaThe Malabar banded peacock is a large swallowtail butterfly endemic to the Western Ghats, declared the state butterfly of Kerala, making Kerala one of several Indian states—along with Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu—to designate an official state butterfly.State amphibianMalabar gliding frogമലബാർ പറക്കും തവളMalabar gliding frogRhacophorus malabaricusThe Malabar gliding frog is an arboreal tree frog of the Western Ghats capable of gliding leaps of several metres between trees.State fishGreen chromideകരിമീൻGreen chromideEtroplus suratensisLocally called karimeen, the green chromide is a cichlid fish of Kerala's brackish backwaters and a staple of Kerala cuisine; the state government declared it the official state fish in July 2010 and observed 2010–11 as "The Year of the Karimeen" to promote its cultivation.State flowerGolden shower treeകണിക്കൊന്നGolden shower treeCassia fistulaKnown as kanikonna, the golden shower tree's yellow blossoms are a central motif of the Vishu harvest festival, when they are traditionally viewed first thing in the morning for good fortune.State fruitJackfruitചക്കJackfruitArtocarpus heterophyllusThe jackfruit, cultivated across Kerala for centuries, was declared the state fruit on 21 March 2018 on a proposal of the state Agriculture Department, recognising its economic and nutritional value.State treeCoconut treeതെങ്ങ്Coconut treeCocos nuciferaThe coconut palm underpins much of Kerala's traditional economy, from cuisine and oil to coir production, and gives the state one of its popular etymologies (Keralam, "land of coconuts").State microbeBacillus subtilisബാകിലസ് സബ്ടിലിസ്Bacillus subtilisDeclared Kerala's state microbe in January 2026, making Kerala the first Indian state to designate an official state microbe.
See also List of Indian state symbols Emblems of Indian States
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