26 April 2016

New Special Cover on Jainism






SPECIAL COVER ON AHIMSA BALL RELEASED AT DELHI ON 26th APRIL 2016

- Sudhir Jain

A special cover on JAINISM theme has been issued at New Delhi on 26th April 2016 on the occasion of 10th Installation Ceremony of AHIMSA BALL. This beautiful granite ball weighing about 1.5 tonnes with a diameter of 90 cm was installed at Shri Parshva Padmavati Jinalaya at Mahabalipuram Tirth, Maharauli, New Delhi by the renowned family of Late Harakh Chand Ji Nahata and inaugurated by then Chief Minister of Delhi Shri Saheb Singh Verma on 26th April 2006.

10th Anniversary of this Ball was celebrated on 26th April 2016 at the campus of Shri Parshva Padmavati Jinalaya and this cover was released. India Post provided special cancellation on this occasion. Senior Jainism Philately Group member Shri Lalit Kumar Nahata was instrumental in release of this beautiful special cover. A multicolored information folder has also been issued on this occasion.


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