Chariot of Red Machchhindranath
A commemorative postage stamp on the Raktalokitesvara Karunamaya (Rato Machhindra Nath) :
Issued by Nepal
Issued on 9th Shrawan 2036 corresponding to 25 July 1979
Design : This chariots of Machchhindranath and Minnath have been depicted in the special stamp issued today to mark the auspicious occasion of the vest show observed with great devotion and Jubilation in the context of the twelfth year of Red Machchhindranath‘s festival.
Designer : M.N.S. Rana
Type : Stamp, Postal Used
Denomination : Rupees 1.25
Colour : 6 colours
Size : 26.5 x 42.5 mm
Perforation : 13½ x 13½
Format : Vertical
Paper : Unwatermarked Adhesive Paper
Quantity : 1,500,000
Sheet : 100
Process : Offset
Printer : Bruder Rosenbaum Printers, Vienna, Austria
About :
- Equally revered as the preceptor of Gorakhnath – the founder of Nath sect, the symbol of great harvest, Padmapani Bodhisatwa, Avalokiteshwar and Loknath – the god of full compassion, Red Machchhindranath‘s chariot procession is the most famous festival celebrated with grandeur for the longest period in the kingdom of Nepal. As the belief goes, celestial and earthly beings of three worlds participate in the jewel-studded vest exhibition ceremony the highest point of this chariot festival.
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