The National Bird of India symbol of grace, joy, beauty and love The Peacock, Pavo cristatus (Linnaeus), is the national bird of India. Peacock is a large and majestic bird. Peacock is a colorful, swan-sized bird with a fan-shaped crest of feathers on its head, a white patch under the eye and a long-slender neck. Peacock - The national Bird of India The male of the species is more colorful than the female with a glistening blue breast and neck and a spectacular bronze-green tail of around 200 elongated feathers. The female is brownish, slightly smaller than the male and lacks the tail. Peacock occupies a respectable position in Indian culture and is protected not only by religious sentiments but also by parliamentary statute. It is fully protected under the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. The significance of peacock is attached to cultures of India, Far East, Ancient Persia, Greek and Christian. In Hinduism, the image of the god of thunder, rains and war, Indra, was depicted in the form of a peacock. In south India, peacock is considered as a vahana or vehilce of lord Muruga. The figure of peacock is painted in various Islamic religious buildings. In Christianity, the peacock was also known as the symbol of the Resurrection. Taken with Canon 5D Mark III camera + Canon 500 mm glass with Canon TC III 1.4 resting on the bean bag. Exif: Aperture priority with aperture 6.3, evaluative metering with + 0.3 exposure bias, ISO 1000 yielded a shutter speed of 1/320 sec at about 3.35 pm on a cloudy day. Male Indian Peafowl, Hyderabad, AP, India, September 2014.
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