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INDIA | Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration

Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration

Mussoorie S.O. – 248179
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration
Date of Introduction : 17-03-2022
Postmark Date : 27-01-2024

Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) is a civil service training institute on public policy and public administration in Musoorie, Uttarakhand in India. The academy’s main purpose is to train civil servants of the IAS cadre and also conduct the Foundation Course of Group-A Central Civil Services.

INDIA | HIDIMBADEVI TEMPLE

Manali S.O. – 175131
Hidimba Devi Temple
Date of Introduction : N/A
Postmark : 06-06-2023

Hidimba Devi Temple, locally known as Dhungari Temple, also known variously as the Hadimba Temple, is located in Manāli, a hill station in the State of Himāchal Pradesh in north India. It is an ancient cave temple dedicated to Hidimbi Devi, wife of Bhima, a figure in the Indian epic Mahābhārata.

INDIA | McLeodganj – Mani Prayer Wheel

McLeodganj Mani Prayer Wheel

McLeodganj S.O. – 176219
Himalayas and Mani Prayer Wheel
Date of Introduction : 26-11-2022

This is a MANI prayer wheel. It is filled with thousands of Alokiteshwara Mantras “OM MANI PADME HUM“. By turning this wheel once, one earns merit equal to recitation of the mantras filled inside the wheel. Always remember to turn it clockwise.

INDIA | Foot Sculpture of Sant Mirabai

Loutolim S.O. – 403718
Big-Foot Sculpture of Sant Mirabai
Date of Introduction : 12-10-2018
Postmark : 10-05-2023

The Ancestral Goa museum/ exhibition is situated in the small village of Loutolim. It is privately run by an artist called Maendra Jocelino Araujo Alvares. The giant 14 meter sculpture of Sant Mirabai carved in 30 days by MJA Alavres has been cited in the Limca book of records for being the longest laterite sculpture in India.

INDIA | Reis Magos Fort

Reis Magos S.O. – 403114
Reis Magos Fort
Date of Introduction : 13-12-2021
Postmark : 09-05-2023

Reis Magos Fort surrounded by sturdy laterite walls studded with typically Portuguese turrets, was erected in 1551 to protect the narrowest point at the mouth of the Mandovi estuary. It was enlarged subsequently on different occasions and finally re-erected in 1707.