About this stamp
About Ma Shabri
Shabri is the elderly ascetic of the Ramayana who waited many years for Shri Ram at her ashram. Each day she gathered berries for him, tasting each one and keeping only the sweet ones. Her simple, devoted offering earned Shri Ram’s blessing.
On the Stamp
This ₹5 stamp is one of six on the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple miniature sheet, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi released on 18 January 2024, days before the temple’s consecration. The six stamps show the Ram Temple, Lord Ganesh, Lord Hanuman, Jatayu, Kevatraj and Ma Shabri, and the design draws on the temple, the chaupai “Mangal Bhavan Amangal Hari”, the sun, the Saryu river and sculptures in and around the temple.
The stamps were printed with water and sand from the Ram Janmbhoomi and carry the fragrance of sandalwood, and parts of the sheet are gold-foiled. It was designed by Sankha Samanta and printed by wet offset at the Security Printing Press, Hyderabad.
Also on This Sheet
- Jatayu
- Kevat
- Hanuman
- Ganesh
- Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple
- The full sheet: Inauguration of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple, Ayodhya
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