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On the Stamp
A vidyadhara, a heavenly being, flying through the air with a garland in his hands, a sculpture of the Mathura school, on a 25 paise stamp.
The Vidyadhara
India Post issued two stamps, printed side by side, on 9 October 1974 for the centenary of the Government Museum at Mathura, founded in 1874 by F. S. Growse, then District Collector. The museum is known for its sculpture of the Mathura school, above all of the Kushana period, carved in spotted red sandstone.
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