LUCKNOW: A postage
stamp
with the picture of the proposed Ram temple in Ayodhya was released after the ceremonious bhoomi pujan rituals on Wednesday. A special cover to celebrate the presence of Lord Ram in diverse cultures of the world—it is being documented in the global encyclopedia of the Ramayana by Ayodhya Shodh Sansthan—was also revealed.
Both
postal items
were released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Shri Ram Janmabhoomi is a symbolic place of ‘sanatan sanskriti’. Shri Ram was born in the Ikshavaku dynasty. He is an ideal of social, human and individual values of our life since ancient times. Ayodhya is a city of Ashtchakra Navdwar as depicted in the Atharvaveda.
Shri Ram Janmabhoomi
Temple will be constructed by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust,” says the leaf on the stamp .
The cover stated that Ram was present in tangible and intangible forms of cultures and heritage for 5,000 years. He finds mention in Honduras (Patal Lok) in central America, Italy’s Etruscan civilization, Kurdish region of Belula Iqar and Khamer culture in south east Asia, among others.
Chief postmaster general, UP, Kaushalendra Kumar Sinha also presented a copy of both the items to the prime minister.
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