Jayadeva And Gita Govinda - "Dasavtar"
Title: Jayadeva And Gita Govinda - "Dasavtar"
Date of Issue: 27 July 2009
Country: India
Denominations: 500p x 11
First time in the history of India post, 11 philately stamps were issued in a single release "Jayadeva And Gita Govinda - "Dasavtar".
One stamp is on legendary poet Jayadev and the rest 10 are of incarnations of Lord Vishnu known as “Dasavatar” in Hindu scriptures.
Ten avatars are: (1) Matsya, the Fish; (2) Kurma, the Tortoise; (3) Varaaha, the Boar; (4) Narasimha, the Man-lion; (5) Vaamana, the Dwarf; (6) Parasuraama; (7) Raama; (8) Balaraama; (9) Buddha; and (10) Kalki (still to come in kaliyug).
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