State Emblem and Symbols of Kerala

• Kerala's state Emblem is used by the state government of Kerala to represent the state in all official correspondences.
• The state emblem of Kerala depicts two elephants guarding the National Emblem of India and the Panchajanya Shanku (Conch) of Sri Padmanabha (Vishnu).

• The toes are big and broad. In contrast to their African cousins, their abdomen is proportionate to their body weight, but the African elephant has a large abdomen in comparison to the skulls.
• Indian elephants have smaller ears than African elephants, but larger skulls and trunks.
• Indian elephants stand between 2 and 3.5 meters tall, weigh between 2,000 and 5,000 kilograms, and have 19 pairs of ribs. Their skin tone is paler. Females are typically smaller than males and have tusks that are either short or absent. The tallest Indian elephant stood 3.43 meters tall at the shoulder.
• Asian elephants are generally smaller than African elephants and have the highest body point on the head. Their trunk has one finger-like process at the tip. Their back is either convex or flat.
• The Asian elephants are listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Asian elephants are in an endangered situation due to habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation.
• The Indian elephant (Elephas Maximus Indicus) is one of three extant recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant and is indigenous to mainland Asia.

• The great hornbill (Buceros Bicornis) is a large member of the hornbill family. It is also known as the concave-casqued hornbill, great Indian hornbill, or great pied hornbill.
• The great hornbill can be found in the Indian subcontinent as well as Southeast Asia. Its size and colour have made it significant in many tribal cultures and rituals.
• The great hornbill can be found in the Indian subcontinent as well as Southeast Asia. Its size and colour have made it significant in many tribal cultures and rituals.
• The great hornbill is a long-lived bird, having lived in captivity for nearly 50 years. It is primarily a frugivore, but it is also an opportunist, preying on small mammals, reptiles, and birds.
• The great hornbill is a large bird that measures 95–130 cm in length, has a 152 cm wingspan, and weighs 2–4 kg. The average weight of seven males is three kilograms, while three females weigh two and a half kilograms.
• It is the heaviest Asian hornbill, but not the longest. Females are smaller than males and have bluish-white eyes rather than red, though the orbital skin is pinkish. They, like other hornbills, have prominent "eyelashes."
• The bright yellow and black casque on top of the hornbill's massive bill is its most distinguishing feature. When viewed from the front, the casque appears U-shaped, and the top is concave, with two ridges along the sides that form points in the front, hence the Latin species epithet bicornis (two-horned). Females have a reddish back of the casque, whereas males have a black underside to the front and back of the casque.
• The wing beats are strong, and the sound of birds in flight can be heard from a long distance away. This sound has been compared to the puffing of a starting steam locomotive. The flight consists of stiff flaps followed by glides with splayed

• Cassia fistula is a flowering plant in the Caesalpinioideae subfamily of the Fabaceae legume family. Kanikonna (Cassia Fistula) is often known as purging cassia, Indian laburnum, golden shower, or pudding-pipe tree at different places.
• The species is indigenous to the Indian subcontinent and nearby Southeast Asian regions. It is a well-known ornamental plant that is also used in herbal medicine. It is also Thailand's national flower and tree. The provincial flower of Sri Lanka's North Central Province.
• The golden shower tree is a medium-sized tree that grows quickly to a height of 10–20 m. The leaves are deciduous, 15–60 cm long, and pinnate, with three to eight pairs of leaflets that are 7–21 cm long and 4–9 cm wide. The flowers appear in pendulous racemes 20–40 cm long, with each flower measuring 4–7 cm in diameter and having five yellow petals of equal size and shape.
• The fruit is a legume that is 30–60 cm long and 1.5–2.5 cm wide, with a pungent odor and several seeds. The tree's wood is strong and very durable, and it has been used to build "Ehela Kanuwa," a site at Adam's Peak, Sri Lanka, made of C. fistula heartwood.

• From the genus Cocos species, the coconut tree is the only living species. The coconut tree belongs to the palm tree family (Arecaceae). The term "coconut" can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is a drupe, not a nut, according to botanical classification.
• The name is derived from the old Portuguese word coco, which means "head" or "skull," in reference to the three indentations on the coconut shell that resemble facial features. They are a cultural icon of the tropics and are common along tropical coastlines.
• Food, fuel, cosmetics, folk medicine, and building materials are just a few of the many uses for the coconut tree.
• Many people in the tropics and subtropics consume the inner flesh of the mature seed and the coconut milk extracted from it on a regular basis. Coconuts are distinguished from other fruits by the presence of a large amount of clear liquid in their endosperm, which is known as coconut water or coconut juice.
• One can eat coconut in the seed form and coconut can be processed to obtain oil from it. From the unripe fruit of the coconut, we can get plant milk. From its hard shell, we can get charcoal and coir can be achieved from its fibrous husk. Oil and milk extracted from fully ripe coconuts (copra) are commonly used in the kitchen for frying. These extracts from the coconut can also be used in the making of cosmetics and soaps.
• Sweet coconut sap can be fermented into palm wine or coconut vinegar or used to make drinks. The hard shells, fibrous husks, and long pinnate leaves can be used to make a variety of furniture and decoration products.
• In Hinduism, the coconut is both culturally and religiously significant. In Hinduism, it serves as the foundation for weddings and religious rituals.

• The jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), also known as the jack tree, is a tree species in the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit families (Moraceae). Its origins can be traced back to the region of southern India between the Western Ghats.
• The jack tree thrives in tropical lowlands and is widely cultivated throughout the world's tropical regions. It produces the largest fruit of any tree, with fruits weighing up to 55 kg, measuring 90 cm in length and 50 cm in diameter.
• The jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), also known as the jack tree, is a fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family tree (Moraceae). Its roots can be traced back to the Western Ghats region of southern India.
  
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• The jack tree grows well in tropical lowlands and is widely cultivated in tropical regions around the world. It bears the largest fruits of any tree, weighing up to 55 kg and measuring 90 cm in length and 50 cm in diameter.

• The green chromide (Etroplus suratensis) is a freshwater cichlid fish native to Kerala, Goa, and Chilika Lake in Odisha, as well as Sri Lanka. In 1790, Marcus Elieser Bloch published the first description of the species
• Pearl spot cichlid, banded pearl spot, and striped chromide are some of the other common names for this species. It is referred to as the karimeen in Kerala. It is locally known as the 'Pappan or pappa' in Tamilnadu.
• Kalundar is the Goan name for this fish. Kundal is the Odisha word for a tree. This fish is called Mal koraliya or athu koraliya in Sri Lanka.
• The adult has an oval body and a short snout. It is grey-green in colour with dark barring and a dark spot at the base of the pectoral fin. It typically grows to a length of 20 cm, with a maximum length of twice that size.

• The Malabar banded peacock, Papilio Buddha, is a swallowtail butterfly found in India's Western Ghats.
• The upper side of the wings differs as well, with more restricted irroration of green scales, the outer half of the forewing except for a triangular patch from the apex of the wing downwards, and the outer third of the hindwing except for a subterminal

State Dance of Kerala: Kathakali

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• Kathakali is a stunning form of classical dance that originated in the southern state of Kerala more than 500 years ago. Kathakali combines dance, drama, music, and a religious theme. Kathakali is one of the world's oldest forms of theatre.
• Kathakali means "Story-Play," "Katha-Story," or "Kali-Play" in Malayalam (the local language of Kerala).