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On the Stamp
A miniature painting of a blue-skinned, haloed figure among women, dancing beneath a dark sky of rolling cloud, red lightning and white cranes, with the words “Varsha: Rag Megh Malhar”, in a dark patterned border, on a ₹5 stamp.
Varsha, the Monsoon
India Post issued four stamps on 13 March 1996 under the title Ritu Rang, “colours of the seasons”, each reproducing an Indian miniature painting of one season: Vasant, Greeshm, Varsha and Hemant. Varsha is the monsoon. It is shown here through Rag Megh Malhar, the musical mode of the rain clouds, and the figure at the centre is drawn in the manner of Krishna. India Post’s brochure for this issue is not online, so this text draws on Wikipedia and on the stamp itself.
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