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On the occasion of 2500th Nirvana Anniversary of Bhagwan Mahaveer, a stamp worth 25 paisa was issued on 13th November 1974. The stamp depicted the lake temple Jal-Mandir of Pavapuri (Bihar) built on the place where Bhagwan Mahaveer attained Nirvana, the salvation. On the occasion of World Hindi Convention, a stamp was issued on January 10, 1975 and on the occasion of World Telugu Conference another stamp was issued on April 12, 1975. Both these stamps depict the photograph of the attractive 12th century image of Goddess Saraswati. This idol was taken from a Jain Temple in village Palloo, District Bikaner which at present is an exhibit in the National Museum, New Delhi.
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A 25 paisa stamp was issued on 27th July 1978 under the 'Treasures of Museum' series on Kutch Museum showing an ancient wood carving of a mythological Airawat elephant. This beautiful piece of wood carving was taken out from an ancient Jain temple in Gujarat and is now is an exhibit in the Kutch Museum.
Bhagwan Bahubali was son of Tirthankara Bhagwan Rishabhadev. A 58 feet tall idol of Bahubali, also called Gomateshwar, was erected by the Chamundaraya, a royal minister, on the top of a 300 feet high hill at Shravanbelagola (Karnataka) in the year 981 A.D. The idol is one of the wonders of the world attracting tourists from all over the world. On the occasion of the millennium year celebrations of the idol, a one rupee stamp was released on 9th February 1981 by Indian Postal Department
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Famous Jain philanthropist Dr. Karmveer Bhaurao Patil devoted his whole life to the task of rural mass education and upliftment and welfare of the depressed and down trodden, emphasizing the removal of untouchability and advocating equality. A stamp was issued on 9th May 1988 in his honor.
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Spiritual Saint and Philosopher Jain Muni Mishrimalji was a profound orator. He had written lot of literature in Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, Prakrit and Rajasthani languages. More than 5000 pages of prose and poetry are to his credit. He fought against Socio-religious superstitions, evil practices and led Social reformation movement. A stamp was issued in his memory on 24th August 1991.
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A se-tenant pair' (set of two stamps) was issued on 20th December 1994 to celebrate the centenary of Baroda Museum. The se-tenant stamp had the picture of an ancient 6th century bronze statue of Bhagwan Rishabhnath exhibited in the Baroda Museum. Some regard Bhagwan Rishabhnath as incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
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