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English: The National w:Emblem of India is derived from the time of the Emperor Ashoka. The emblem is a replica of the Lion of Sarnath, near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The Lion Capital was erected in the third century BC by Emperor Ashoka to mark the spot where Buddha first proclaimed his gospel of peace and emancipation to the four quarters of the universe. The national emblem is thus symbolic of contemporary India’s reaffirmation of its ancient commitment to world peace and goodwill. The four lions(one hidden from view ) – symbolising power, courage and confidence- rest on a circular abacus. The abacus is girded by four smaller animals—Guardians of the four directions: The Lion of the North, The Horse of the West, The Bull of the South and The Elephant of the East. The abacus rests on a lotus in full bloom, exemplifying the fountainhead of life and creative inspiration. The motto 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the emblem in Devanagari script means 'truth alone triumphs'.

Date

26 January 1950

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www.mha.nic.in

Author

Ministry of Home Affairs

	Established	1947
	Web page	mha.gov.in
	Authority control	: Q2607861 VIAF: 147687561 ISNI: 0000 0001 0670 818X LCCN: n80132943 NLA: 36547289 GND: 81078-2 WorldCat

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current	05:04, 7 February 2011	331 × 562 (169 KB)	Zscout370	The new version from the PDF file introduces a lot of lines and choppiness in the image. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_of_Gujarat.svg
	01:50, 17 December 2010	175 × 297 (160 KB)	Jovianeye	Reverted to version as of 23:40, 12 March 2010 - the newer version is extracted for PDF source
	23:37, 16 December 2010	49 × 53 (135 KB)	Beao	Reverted to version as of 05:25, 9 March 2010
	23:40, 12 March 2010	175 × 297 (160 KB)	Jovianeye	Extracted from PDF source(http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/courtnews/ct%20news%20fpg%20jan%20march%202009.pdf)
	02:15, 11 March 2010	30 × 50 (173 KB)	Fred the Oyster	Added bits that were missing from the official version
	05:27, 9 March 2010	30 × 49 (166 KB)	Jovianeye	Reverted to version as of 05:25, 9 March 2010
	05:25, 9 March 2010	49 × 53 (135 KB)	Jovianeye	Reverted to version as of 05:09, 9 March 2010
	05:25, 9 March 2010	30 × 49 (166 KB)	Jovianeye	reduced proportion of text further
	05:09, 9 March 2010	49 × 53 (135 KB)	Fred the Oyster	Remove banner and column, return script to original form
	04:37, 9 March 2010	70 × 64 (121 KB)	Fred the Oyster	Recreated from official Indian court document. This is not a vectorised version of a raster graphic. Script taken from previous version of emblem.