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The temple at Bodh Gaya, on a 2½ annas stamp.
The Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya
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 showing the temples, monuments and sculptures of India’s past, often called the Archaeological series. The temple at Bodh Gaya, built where the Buddha found enlightenment, appeared on the 3½ annas of 1949. On 30 April 1951 the same design was issued for a new value, 2½ annas.
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