This is a list of state symbols of the State of Assam in India, as accredited by the Government of Assam.
State Symbols TitleSymbolImageNotesState bannerBanner of Assamঅসম চৰকাৰGovernment of AssamAssam does not have an officially recognised state flag; the Government of Assam can be represented by a banner displaying the state seal on a plain field.State sealEmblem of Assamঅসম চৰকাৰGovernment of AssamThe state seal is carried on official correspondence of the Government of Assam and is listed on the state's official portal as the "State Seal" rather than a formal coat of arms.State songO Mur Apunar Dekhঅ' মোৰ আপোনাৰ দেশO My Endearing CountryWritten by Lakshminath Bezbaroa, O Mur Apunar Dekh is listed by the Government of Assam as the state song and is sung at official functions across the state.State mottoJoi Aai Ôxomজয় আই অসমHail Mother AssamJoi Aai Ôxom is an invocation to Assam personified as a mother goddess, and is the state's officially accredited motto.State languageAssameseঅসমীয়াAxomiyaAssamese is the official language of Assam and the easternmost Indo-Aryan language, written in the Assamese alphabet.State literary societyAssam Sahitya Sabhaঅসম সাহিত্য সভাAssam Literary SocietyFounded in 1917, the Assam Sahitya Sabha is the state's officially recognised apex literary body, promoting Assamese language and literature.State festivalBihuবিহুBihuBihu is celebrated three times a year—Bohag Bihu (April), Kati Bihu (October) and Magh Bihu (January)—marking successive stages of the agricultural calendar, and is listed as Assam's official state festival.State danceBihu Danceবিহু নাচBihu NasThe Government of Assam's official portal lists Bihu dance, performed during the Bohag Bihu festival, as the state dance.State flowerFoxtail orchidকপৌ ফুলKopou PhulRhynchostylis retusaThe foxtail orchid, whose fragrant, densely packed inflorescences give it its name, is closely associated with Bohag Bihu celebrations and symbolises love and joy in Assamese culture.State treeHollongহলংHollongDipterocarpus macrocarpusHollong is a tall hardwood tree of Assam's tropical evergreen forests, valued for its timber.State animalOne-horned rhinocerosএশিঙীয়া গঁড়Ekhingiya GorhRhinoceros unicornisThe Indian rhinoceros is closely identified with Kaziranga National Park, which holds the majority of the world's wild population, and is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List.State birdWhite-winged wood duckদেওহাঁহDeohaahAsarcornis scutulataThe white-winged wood duck is a rare, forest-dwelling waterfowl of Assam's tropical evergreen habitats, classified as Endangered by the IUCN Red List.State fruitKaji Nemuকাজী নেমুKaji NemuCitrus limonA GI-tagged variety of lemon indigenous to Assam, Kaji Nemu was declared the state fruit by a state cabinet decision on 12 February 2024, announced in the Assam Legislative Assembly by agriculture minister Atul Bora.
See also List of Indian state symbols Emblems of Indian States
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