Tribal Dance: Velakali

Warriors with shields and pennants, from the Tribal Dances set.

Technical data Notes Condition

Date of issue April 30, 1991

Denomination Rs. 6.50

Quantity printed 1000000

Printer Security Printing Press, Nashik

Perforation comb 13½ x 13

Watermark No Watermark

Colours Multicolor

Printing process Photogravure

Catalogue codes Michel IN 1301 Stamp Number IN 1358 Yvert et Tellier IN 1099 Stanley Gibbons IN 1451

Themes Dance, Folklore, Suits and Costumes

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Men in white with tall headdresses, shields and pennants, dancing in lines, with the word “Velakali” in Hindi and English, on a ₹6.50 stamp.

Velakali

India Post issued four stamps on 30 April 1991 as Tribal Dances, at ₹2.50, ₹4, ₹5 and ₹6.50, each with a small drawing of musicians in the margin. Velakali is a martial dance of the Nair community of Kerala, performed during temple festivals, and it closely resembles the martial art of Kalarippayattu. India Post’s brochure for this issue is not online, so this text draws on Wikipedia and on the stamp itself.