An immortal bird that signifies peace, progress and power, as its an folklorist origin it has Hindu mythology popularly known Gandaberunda ,in Greek they call phoenix and great kannda poet, jnanapeeta awardee sri kuvempu gave unique kannda name as agnihamsa to the world, and that’s become our emblem
“Our passions are the true phoenixes; when the old one is burnt out, a new one rises from its ashes.”