India Post releases stamp on Vadtal Dham's 200th anniversary
On 9 November 2024 at Vadtal, Kheda district, Gujarat, the Department of Posts released a commemorative stamp on the Vadtal Dham Dwishatabdi Mahotsav, marking 200 years of the Vadtal temple.
Summary
On 9 November 2024 at Vadtal in Kheda district, Gujarat, the Department of Posts released a commemorative stamp on the Vadtal Dham Dwishatabdi Mahotsav, marking the 200th anniversary of the Vadtal temple, in the presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The temple is the spiritual capital of the Shree Swaminarayan Sampradaya. The stamp, designed by Jairaj T G, shows the lotus-shaped temple with nine golden domes.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 9 Nov 2024, Vadtal, Kheda district, Gujarat
- Occasion
- Vadtal Dham Dwishatabdi Mahotsav (200 years)
- Temple
- Spiritual capital of the Shree Swaminarayan Sampradaya
- Stamp design
- Jairaj T G; lotus-shaped temple, nine golden domes
- Present
- CM Bhupendra Patel
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Vadtal, where a stamp on the Vadtal Dham Dwishatabdi Mahotsav was released on 9 November 2024, is in which district of Gujarat?
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Correct answer: C — Kheda
PIB (Communications): the stamp was released at Vadtal, district Kheda, Gujarat.
The Vadtal Dham commemorative stamp (November 2024) shows the temple shaped like a lotus with:
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Correct answer: B — Nine golden domes
PIB (Communications): the stamp features the Vadtal Dham temple, shaped like a lotus with nine golden domes.