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 | | The State emblem is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka. |
 | | In the original, there are four lions, standing back to back, mounted on an abacus with a frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull and a lion separated by intervening wheels over a bell-shaped lotus. |
 | | In the State emblem, adopted by the Government of India on 26 January 1950,only three lions are visible, the fourth being hidden from view. |
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