Kerala Govt. Logo & Story
Kerala Govt. Logo (High Resolution) Download (1,503 × 1,039 pixels) Click Here Description = This is the official state emblem and seal of the state of Kerala, India. The emblem is adapted from the embloms of both the mighty Tranvancore (തിരുവിതാംകൂര്) and the Cochin kingdoms. It was adapted by the combined state of Thiru-Kochi after India's independence and later adapted by the state of Kerala after its formation on 1 November 1956. At the centre is a shield of leaves flanking the royal Conch Shell (Emblem of the Royal Travancore). Crested above it, four lions stand back-to-back facing four directions (only three are visible) on a circular abacus with a frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of a galloping horse on the left, a Dharmachakra in centre, a bull on the right, and the outlines of Dharmachakras on the extreme left and right as part of Sarnath's Ashoka Pillar. The shield is flanked on either side by elephant supporters (from the cochin kingdom) standing on a leaf...