All about the National Emblem of India
Built by Ashoka in 250 BC, it was subsequently destroyed by Turkish invaders and was discovered in 1904-05 during an excavation
ROARING LIONS: Represent authority and spreading of dharma
CHAKRA: Represents the cyclic nature of time
ABACUS: Animals represents 4 major rivers originating from Kailash ranges
Horse: West Vankshu (Amy Darya)
Lion: North Tarim (Yellow River)
PILLAR: symbolizes cosmic axis separating the earth from the infinite cosmos
LOTUS: represents the murky water of the mundane world
THE EMBLEM OF INDIA REPRESENTS THE CIVILIZATIONAL FACETS OF BHARAT!