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A pale, globe-shaped flower head wrapped in translucent leaves, with the name “Saussurea obvallata” in Hindi and Latin, on a ₹2.85 stamp.
The Brahma Kamal
India Post issued four stamps on 29 May 1982 on flowers of the Himalayas, chosen, its folder says, because they are rarely seen by plains folk and their charm could hardly be improved upon by man. The Brahma Kamal, of the sunflower family, lives at the upper limit of plant life, at 3,000 to 4,600 metres. Its purple flowers bloom inside a shelter of pale, papery leaves, and India Post’s folder notes that they are offered at the shrine of Badrinath.
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