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National Emblem





                                                                                                                                   The national emblem

                                                                                                                                   of the Republic of

                                                                                                                                   India is an

                                                                                                                                   adaptation of the

                                                                                                                                   Lion Capital of

                                                                                                                                   Ashoka at Sarnath,

                                                                                                                                   preserved in the

                                                                                                                                   Sarnath Museum

                                                                                                                                   near Varanasi. It

                                                                                                                                   has 4 lions that


                                                                                                                                   face 4 different
                                                                                                                                   directions, namely


                                                                                                                                   north, east, south,
                                                                                                                                   and west.
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