A man from Indore has a collection of hundreds of stamps based on Ramayana from all over the world.

The 72-year-old Indore resident has collected hundreds of stamps based on Ramayana from across the world, which are now displayed in an exhibition put up by the postal department.

Om Prakash Kedia told PTI on Wednesday that he has been collecting stamps for the last 60 years and in the last two to three years he has started collecting stamps issued by different countries on the theme of Ramayana.

Apart from Indian stamps, Kedia’s collection also includes stamps of Indonesia, Nepal, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia.

“The story of Ramayana is very famous in the countries of South-East Asia and it is presented in different ways there. These countries have released stamps on events related to characters like Ram, Sita, Lakshman, Bharat, Hanuman and Jatayu.

The septuagenarian said, during the British rule, Indians used to print scenes from Ramayana on postcards and such rare postcards are also in his collection.

Special postage stamps issued on the occasion of ‘ASEAN-India Friendship Silver Jubilee Summit’ in 2018 are also in his collection.

The Postal Department has organized an exhibition based on Kedia’s collection in Indore which will run till January 22.

This exhibition, organized on the occasion of the consecration of Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya on 22 January, is attracting people’s attention.

Preeti Agarwal, Postmaster General, Indore Range, said, “We will bring a special cover on Ram Temple at the conclusion of this exhibition on January 22.

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