According to some scholars, he was born in Kendubilva (Kenduli) in the Birbhum district of West Bengal. We have no authentic information on Jayadeva’s life, even the years of his birth and death. The philatelic materials the stamps, the miniature sheet, the first day cover, the cancellation and the information sheet are all colourful and have been very aesthetically produced, reflecting the rich artistic tradition and cultural heritage of Orissa. The cancellation depicts a peacock feather and a flute, insignia of Krishna.Įach Dasavatara stamp carries the picture of one avatara and the lyrics of the corresponding pada given in the first ashtapadi. The First Day Cover (see below) carries a picture of the poet in a writing posture in the background are pictures of various incidents in Krishna’s life. They were printed by the photogravure process at India Security Press, Nasik. Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Orissa, released the stamps and a miniature sheet of the stamps on 27th July 2009 at Jayadev Bhavan, Bhubaneswar.Īll the stamps are multi-coloured and of Rs 5 each. His celebrated Geeta Govinda was a landmark in the history of art and literature and the Radha-Krishna cult.įor the first time in the philatelic history of India, the Department of Posts issued a set of eleven stamps – one on Jayadeva and one each on the ten incarnations of Vishnu (the Dasavatara) as described in the first ashtapadi of his Geeta Govinda. Jayadeva was an outstanding poet in Sanskrit, composer and musician.
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