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A bronze of Shiva as Nataraja, the lord of the dance, on a 2 annas stamp.
Nataraja
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 2 annas shows a bronze of Shiva as Nataraja, dancing within a ring of fire, from Thiruvalangadu in Tamil Nadu, one of the masterpieces of Chola bronze casting.
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