Logos of India

GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE DHARMAPURI (DMCDPI) The emblem of Government Medical College Dharmapuri (DMCDPI) features a Staff of Hermes or Staff of Caduceus with a pair of wings and entwined by a pair of serpents crested by a torch with flame and supported by a stethoscope, placed on a background of the waterfalls of Hogenakkal. These motifs are ensconced by a blue border inscribed with the name of the college and its year of establishment. The seal is supported by a pair of laurels on sides and a banner at the bottom inscribed with the motto of the college ‘Educate Etiquette Empower’. The staff with the snake has long been a symbol of medicine and the medical profession. It originates from the story of Asclepius, who was revered by the ancient Greeks as a god of healing and whose cult involved the use of snakes. The waterfall refers to the local landmark; torch with flame is an emblem of enlightenment, hope, life, truth and the regenerative power; the laurels are symbols of cere...