Ramayan on new Special Cover from Romania…

 

Hi ! I am back to my blog after 3 day vacation at  Dehradun, the city of academies and institutions. I visited the Philatelic Bureau to get some nice covers from Uttarakhand Postal Circle. But the time was not appropriate and the concerned officer was not available at the bureau. I had no time to wait….. During my long journey I could not access Internet….so could not publish new Posts . After return, found lot of mails in my Inbox…Here is one to share …..  It is a very nice item related with Indian mythology. It is a wonderful  special cover from Romania featuring scene from Ramayana. The info about this cover has been sent by our distinguished reader Ms Leeza Padhi from Silver city, Cuttack- Orissa. Thanks  Leeza, for sharing this nice info on this blog. It is an interesting cover . The imprinted stamp is the combination of two stamps issued by Romania Post earlier . Just enjoy the cover and have a nice time !

 

 Ramayana finds its way to Romania via Thailand. A special cover was  issued last month in Romania, shows scenes from Ramayana .

Imprinted stamp shows combination of Thailand 2005 stamp showing Rama fighting Ravan and Romania 2007 Kalasuri dance.Cover illustration shows among other stamps Thailand 1975 Hanuman mask stamp.

- Leeza Padhi- Cuttack

Festivals of India – Ram Navmi

Greetings on Ram Navami

Ram Navami - The birth of a hero

Today is Ram Navami, the birthday of Lord Rama, the celebrated hero of the famous epic, 'Ramayana', is enthusiastically celebrated all over India. Lord Rama is an avatar of Lord Vishnu who came down to earth to battle the invincible Ravana in human form.

Lord Vishnu is worshipped in his human incarnation as Rama, the divine ruler of Ayodhya. Celebrations begin with a prayer to the Sun early in the morning. At midday, when Lord Rama is supposed to have been born, a special prayer is performed. People sing devotional songs in praise of Rama and rock, images of him in a cradle to celebrate his birth. Rathyatras or chariot processions of Ram, his wife Sita, brother Lakshman and devotee Hanuman are held from many temples.

Birth of Rama

Lord Brahma had been receiving complaints from all the gods about the havoc that Ravana was wreaking on earth, but because Lord Brahma had granted Ravana so many boons, he could not be killed by a god. But Ravana had become so overconfident that he would never expect an attack from a human being. So Lord Vishnu agreed to go to earth in the guise of Prince Ram, the son of King Dasharath and Queen Kaushalya.

The story of Lord Rama as told in the great epic Ramayana is one that most Indians know irrespective of caste, creed and religion. Lord Rama is a legendary figure, the epitome of all that is good and true, the man who vanquished the demon king Ravana. Lord Rama is not just a hero, but has been given the status of a god by the Hindus. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that his birth is celebrated year after year with great pomp and enjoyment on the ninth day after the new moon in Sukul Paksh (the waxing moon), which falls sometime in the month of April.

Exhibit on Ramayana..

 

 

 

Hi ! I wish to share here few pages of an  exhibit on Ramayana prepared by Dr Eli Moallem of Israel. This exhibit has been awarded a vermeil medal at  International Stamp Show Jerusalem 2010 being held  in Israel from 21 – 25 November  2010.This might be of great interest to all philatelist especially Indian philatelists as the theme is related with Indian Mythology. Heartiest Congratulations to Dr Eli Moallem  on his grand success.  16 pages of the exhibit are given in  the album. This is all for Today….Till Next Post….Have a Nice Time !

 

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Ramayana –  Exhibit by Dr Eli Moallem, Israel

Dr Eli may be contacted at email : eli573@zahav.net.il