26 March - Maharshi Dadhichi postage stamp issued in 1988

 

Maharshi Dadhichi also rendered Dadhyanga and Dadhyancha, is a sage in Hinduism. He is best known for his sacrifice in the Puranas, where he gives up his life so that his bones could be used to manufacture the Vajra, the diamond-like celestial thunderbolt of the deity Indra, in order to slay Vritra.Dadhichi is featured in many Hindu legends, and is sometimes portrayed as having a horse's head

India post issued a commemorative postage stamp on 26 March 1988