Telangana announces state bird, animal, flower

Hyderabad, Nov 17: The state government of Telangana has announced the state icons. The official bird, flower, tree and animal of Telangana state are as follows: Palapitta' (Indian Roller) is the official bird of the the state. The state tree of Telangana is Jammi Chettu (Prosopis cineraria), state flower of the state is Tangedu (Cassia auriculata) and the state animal is the deer. All these have cultural, traditional and historical significance in Telangana. Officials said pala pitta was selected because in the Telangana region, there is a popular belief that sighting the pala pitta on the Dasara day is auspicious.