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A panel of painted figures from the caves of Ajanta, on a 3 pies stamp.
The Ajanta Caves
On 15 August 1949, the second anniversary of independence, India issued its first definitive series of its own, sixteen values from 3 pies to 15 rupees, to replace the stamps bearing the King’s head. They show the temples, monuments and sculptures of India’s past, from Ajanta to the Taj Mahal, and the series is often called the Archaeological series. The 3 pies, the lowest value, shows a panel from the Buddhist caves of Ajanta, in Maharashtra, whose wall paintings, made between the 2nd century BC and the 5th century AD, are among the finest of ancient India.
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