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| The Special Cover |
The Mahakumbh Mela, the most powerful and largest spiritual festival on earth is celebrated in India on the banks of the confluence of the holy rivers, Ganga, Yamuna and Sarasvati. It takes place every twelve years, alternating between Nasik, Allahabad, Ujjain and Hardvar every three years. The one celebrated at Allahabad is the largest. It starts with a ritual bathing on the Makara Sankranti day, which generally falls on January, 14.
In the Kumbh Mela 2013, nearly 12 crores of people from all over the world congregated at Allahabad and performed the ceremonial bath (snana).
A set of six special covers were brought out by the Chief Postmaster, India Post, UP Circle to commemorate the event. One of the covers issued on 27.01.2013 bears a cancellation on which the mono-syllabic representation of the Supreme Reality -- the Brahman -- AUM -- appears in the Devanagari script.
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| The Cancellation |
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