List of Kerala state symbols

The following are official state symbols of the Indian state of Kerala.

Title	Symbol	Malayalam	Image	Notes
State government banner	Banner of Kerala	കേരള ഔദ്യോഗിക ചിഹ്നം		The banner depicts the emblem of Kerala on a white field.
State seal	Seal of Kerala	കേരള ഔദ്യോഗിക ചിഹ്നം		The emblem portrays two elephants guarding the state and national insignias. The state insignia is the conch-shell of Lord Sri Padmanabha and the national insignia is the Lion Capital of Ashoka.[1]
State animal	Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)[2][3]	ഇന്ത്യൻ ആന
State bird	Great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)[2][3]	മലമുഴക്കി വേഴാമ്പൽ അഥവാ മരവിത്തലച്ചി
State fish	Green chromide (Etroplus suratensis)[4]	കരിമീന്‍		Green chromide was designated state fish by Government of Kerala in 2010.
State flower	Kanikonna (Cassia fistula)[2][3]	കണിക്കൊന്ന അഥവാ വിഷുക്കൊന്ന
State tree	Coconut tree (Cocos nucifera)[2][3]	തെങ്ങ്
State fruit	Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)[5]	ചക്ക		Jackfruit was designated state fruit by Government of Kerala in 2018.
State butterfly	Malabar banded peacock (Papilio buddha)	ബുദ്ധമയൂരി

References

1. "KERALA". www.hubert-herald.nl. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
2. "Symbols of Kerala". knowindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
3. "Kerala Symbols". Public Relations Department, Kerala. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
4. Basheer, K. (9 July 2010). "Karimeen leaps from frying pan to State fish". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
5. "Jackfruit is Kerala's official fruit". The Hindu. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2018.