File:Seal of Karnataka.svg

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DescriptionSeal of Karnataka.svg	English: This is the state emblem of Karnataka, India and as such is the official Emblem of Government of Karnataka state in India. The centre is a red shield charged with a white two-headed bird, "Ganda Berunda" and fringed in blue. Crested above it, four red-maned, yellow lions stand back-to-back facing four directions (only three are visible) on a blue circular abacus with a blue 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 red-maned, yellow lion-elephant supporters (mythical creatures believed to be upholders of righteousness stronger than lions and elephants) standing on a green, leafy compartment. Below the compartment lies written in stylized Devanāgarī, the national motto of India, "ಸತ್ಯಮೇವ ಜಯತೆ" (Satyameva Jayate, Sanskrit for "Truth Alone Triumphs"). This emblem is adapted from the royal emblem of Mysore and is carried on all the official correspondences made by Government of Karnataka.
Date	6 November 2009
Source	Own work based on: Karnataka emblem.png Emblem of India.svg
Author	Government of Karnataka
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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	15:15, 11 January 2026	741 × 639 (435 KB)	ChiK	Enhance the visibility of state emblem
	15:57, 17 May 2022	741 × 639 (482 KB)	ChiK	minor correction in bg
	11:42, 26 April 2022	741 × 639 (482 KB)	ChiK	removed wheel
	11:35, 26 April 2022	741 × 639 (486 KB)	ChiK	optimized
	01:07, 11 September 2013	741 × 639 (375 KB)	Perumalism	Saranath Lion Corrected
	10:41, 6 November 2009	741 × 639 (329 KB)	Chrkl	border widths unified
	10:38, 6 November 2009	741 × 639 (329 KB)	Chrkl	{{Information \|Description={{mld \|en=This is the state emblem of Karnataka, India and as such is the official Emblem of Government of Karnataka state in India. The centre is a red shield charged with a white two-headed bird