Jodhpur (State)

Heraldry of the World
Civic heraldry of India

JODHPUR

Official blazon

Arms : Barry of five, Tenne, Argent, Gules, Or, and Vert; charged with a Kite, rising, proper. In Dexter Chief, a canton of the fourth, charged with three heads of Millet, paleways, slipped, proper.
Crest : On a wreath Vert and Or a Demi-lion, rampant, proper.
Supporters : Two Kites, rising, proper.
Motto : Rana Banka Rathor in Hindi characters.

Origin/meaning

The Maharadja of Jodhpur belongs to the tribe of the warlike Radsjputs, whose emblems are mostly five-coloured. The holy falcon Garur is the family-emblem of the royal line of the 'sunrace'.