A set of two commemorative postage stamps to celebrate the Dashain Festival of Durga, Goddess of Victory :

Issued by Nepal

Issued on : 1^st Kartik 2026, corresponding to 17^th Oct. 1969

Designer : K. Karmacharya

Type : Stamps, Postal Used

Denomination : 15 and 50 Paisa

Colour :
15p – Brilliant Orange & Suede Grey
50p – Chestnut & Violet

Size : 4.06 cms x 2.28 cms

Perforation : 14 x 14½

Paper : Unwater–marked Adhesive stamp paper

Quantity : 2,50,000 each

Sheet : 50

Printing Process : Photogravure

Printer : India Security Press, Nasik Road

About : 

• The eighteen-handed Goddess situated on the beautiful summit of Palanchowk has come to be accepted as one of the matchless specimens of traditional Nepalese sculpture. Among the leading features that have made it justly famous are the charming facial expression, the shapely outline and the arresting decorations. This image, popularly known as the Palanchowk Bhagavati, was consecrated as Vijayashri (the Goddess of Victory) by Vijayaswamini, the royal consort of Lichhavi King Mana Dev, in 503 A.D. Today on the auspicious occasion of the Dasain festival we offer our humble tribute to Goddess Durga.

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