Following are the State Symbols of the Southern India State Andhra Pradesh:
State Language – Telugu (about 75 million people speak Telugu)
State Symbol – Poorna Kumbham (A pot filled with water and with a cocunut on top resting on mango leaves)
State Song – Maa Telugu Thalliki written and composed by Sankarambadi Sundarachari
Here are the lyrics of the song:
maa telugu thalliki mallepoodandaa,
maa kannathalliki mangalarathulu,
kadupulo bangaru kanuchoopulo karuna,
chirunavvulo sirilu doralinchu mathalli.
galagalaa godaari kadilipothuntenu
birabiraakrishnamma paruguliduthuntenu
bangaru pantale panduthayee
muripaala muthyalu dorulutai.
amaravathinagara apuroopa shilpalu
thyagayya gonthulo tharadu nadhalu
thikkayya kalamulo thiyyamdanalu
nithyamai nikhilamai nilachi yundedaaka
rudramma bhujashakthi mallamma pathibhakthi
thimmarasu dheeyukthi,krishnarayala keerthi
maa chevulu ringumani maarumrogedaaka
nee aatale aadutham,neepaatale paaduthaam
jai telugu thalli,jai telugu thalli
State Animal – Blackbuck (referred as Krishna Jinka in Telugu language, the Blackbuck is an Indian Antelope, its scientific name is Antilope cervicapra)
State Bird – Indian Roller (referred as Paala Pitta in Telugu, its scientific name is Coracias benghalensis)
State Tree – Neem (referred as Vepa in Telugu, its scientific name is Azadirachta indica)
State Sport – Kabaddi (referred as Chedugudu in Telugu)
State Dance – Kuchipudi, a classical dance in Andhra
State Flower – Water lily (referred as Kamalam in Telugu)
Official New Year – Ugadi
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