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06 March - The Millenary Khajuraho Group of Monuments postage stamp

 

 

A commemorative postage stamp issued on (06.March.1999) the Millenary of the Khajuraho Group of Monuments, UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE : the Khajuraho is a city of Chhatarpur district Madhya Pradesh about 175 K.M. southeast of Jhansi , the temples are famous for their nagara - style architural symbolism and their erotic sculptures. The depicts one of the Khajuraho sculptures "Apsara removing a thorn from her foot"  A picture of the visvanatha temple dated 999 A.D. is shown on the first day cover.

 


 

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