KRISHNA LILA : STAMPS COLLECTION ON LORD KRISHNA
This Stamps design depicts Jayadeva, the renowned 12th-century Sanskrit poet and author of Gita Govinda, seated with a manuscript in a traditional setting. His celebrated Sanskrit composition beautifully describes the divine love of Radha and Krishna, their spiritual devotion, and the enchanting relationship between the divine couple, holding an important place in Indian devotional literature. The illustration reflects the traditional Patachitra art style of Odisha. The Sanskrit verse printed beneath the portrait reads:
वाग्देवताचरितचित्रितचित्तसद्मा पद्मावतीचरणचारणचक्रवर्ती।
श्रीवासुदेव रतिकेलिकथासमेतमेतं करोति जयदेवकविः प्रबन्धम्॥२॥
This Stamps was issued by India Post on 27th July 2009.
India Post issued stamps on 23rd November 2023 to commemorate the 525th Birth Anniversary of Mira Bai. Born in Mewar, Meera Bai dedicated her life to Lord Krishna and became a prominent figure of the Bhakti movement. Her intense Krishna prem is expressed through soulful bhajans filled with devotion, surrender, and divine longing.
India Post issued this commemorative stamps on the Birth Centenary of Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder-acharya of "ISKCON". He spread Krishna consciousness globally. ISKCON functions in over 100 countries with more than 800 temples and centers, promoting pure love and devotion to Lord Krishna, known as Krishna-prema. Date of Issue 6th September 1997.
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