Indian National Emblem Clock description
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The emblem of India is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion on an Ashoka pillar erected by Emperor Ashoka to mark the spot where Gautama Buddha first taught and where the Buddhist religion was
born.
The emblem was adopted by the Government as the National emblem of India on 26th January 1950. It is a part of the official letterhead of the Government of India and appears prominently on the
diplomatic and national Passports of India. The emblem is also shown on the Indian Currency.
The emblem has four lions standing back to back (only three are visible), mounted on an abacus with a frieze carrying sculpture in high relief of an elephant, a gallping horse, a bull and a lion
separated by intervening wheels (chakras). Carved out of a single block of polished sandstone, the Capital is crowned by the Wheel of the Law (Dharma Chakra). The words, "Satyameva Jayate" from
Mundaka Upanishad meaning 'Truth alone triumphs', are inscribed below the abacus in Devangari script.
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