List of Assam state symbols

This is a list of state symbols of the State of Assam in India, as accredited by the Government of Assam.^[1]

State Symbols

Title	Symbol	Notes
State banner	Banner of Assam অসম চৰকাৰ Government of Assam	Assam 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 seal	Emblem of Assam অসম চৰকাৰ Government of Assam	The 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.^[1]
State song	O Mur Apunar Dekh অ' মোৰ আপোনাৰ দেশ O My Endearing Country	Written 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.^[1]
State motto	Joi Aai Ôxom জয় আই অসম Hail Mother Assam	Joi Aai Ôxom is an invocation to Assam personified as a mother goddess, and is the state's officially accredited motto.^[1]
State language	Assamese অসমীয়া Axomiya	Assamese is the official language of Assam and the easternmost Indo-Aryan language, written in the Assamese alphabet.
State literary society	Assam Sahitya Sabha অসম সাহিত্য সভা Assam Literary Society	Founded in 1917, the Assam Sahitya Sabha is the state's officially recognised apex literary body, promoting Assamese language and literature.^[1]
State festival	Bihu বিহু Bihu	Bihu 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.^[1]
State dance	Bihu Dance বিহু নাচ Bihu Nas	The Government of Assam's official portal lists Bihu dance, performed during the Bohag Bihu festival, as the state dance.^[1]
State flower	Foxtail orchid কপৌ ফুল Kopou Phul Rhynchostylis retusa	The 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 tree	Hollong হলং Hollong Dipterocarpus macrocarpus	Hollong is a tall hardwood tree of Assam's tropical evergreen forests, valued for its timber.
State animal	One-horned rhinoceros এশিঙীয়া গঁড় Ekhingiya Gorh Rhinoceros unicornis	The 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 bird	White-winged wood duck দেওহাঁহ Deohaah Asarcornis scutulata	The 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 fruit	Kaji Nemu কাজী নেমু Kaji Nemu Citrus limon	A 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.^[2]^[3]