ORPEX-2006 - Special Cover

The Special Cover released on the occasion of Orissia Philatelic Exhibition held on 16.10.2006 contains a Sanskrit verse from the Gītagovindam (19.8) of Sri Jayadeva Kavi apart from the title.

Jayadeva and Geetagovinda, 2009 - Miniature Sheet, FDC and Brochure

Jayadeva (c. 1200) is well known for his Sanskrit composition, Gita Govinda, which picturises the divine love of SriKrishna, and his consort, Radha. This poem, which presents the view that Radha is greater than Hari, is considered an important text in the Bhakti movement of Hinduism. (WP)

On 27th July, 2009, the India Posts released 11 stamps in the denominations of 500P each in Bhubaneswar to commemorate the birth of Jayadeva. One stamp depicts the poet himself, while the other ten depict the Dasavatara. All the stamps contain the Astapadi slokas in Devanagari script.

The Miniature Sheet

The Avataras or Incarnations of Lord Visnu

1. Matsya

2. Kurma

3. Varaha

4. Nrsimha

5. Vamana

6. Parasurama

7. Srirama

8. Balarama

9. Buddha

10. Kalki

It is to be noted that Gautama, the Buddha doesn't appear in the Mahabharata. But in some of the Puranas, He is mentioned as an Avatara. 

The First Day Cover 

In the FDC and one of the stamps, a portrait 

of Sri Jayadeva Kavi is portrayed.

The pictorial postmark is aesthetically designed on which the pea-cock feather and the flute symbolising Jayadeva's idol SriKrishna is shown.

  

The Brochure-1

The Brochure-2