Logos of India

B. PADMANABHA JEYANTHIMALA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE (BPJ COLLEGE) The emblem of B. Padmanabha Jeyanthimala College of Arts and Science (BPJ College) features the gopuram of Sri Bhu Varaha Swamy Temple of Srimushnam with the presiding deity Sri Bhu Varaha Swamy placed on it. The motifs of a satellite dish antenna, a computer and an open book are placed on the sides of the gopuram. The images and motifs are ensconced by a circular border inscribed with the name and palace of the college. The Bhu Varaha Swamy Temple in Srimushnam, Tamil Nadu, is a revered tenth century temple dedicated to the Varaha (boar) avatar of Lord Vishnu. As a Swayambhu (self-manifested) shrine, the idol is made of sacred Saligrama stone. It is one of eight Swayam Vyakta Kshetras globally, famous for resolving land-related issues and Vastu doshas. The computer and dish antenna symbolises science and technology; and the book refers to knowledge, education, learning and wisdom.