Technically Unissued Guru Granth Sahib stamp2005
Jul 30, 2019 17:37:43 GMT
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Post by theamateurphilatelist on Jul 30, 2019 17:37:43 GMT
India Post planned a stamp on Guru Granth Saheb which was to be released on 16.6.05. The issue of the said stamp along with miniature sheet was cancelled by the Dept. as some Sikh religious bodies objected to the design of the stamp.
The commemorative stamp and souvenir sheet was to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of the holy text of the Sikh religion, the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, or Adi Granth (Scott #2109, 2109a ). Unfortunately, the stamp contained a design error which violated the maryada (Sikh code of conduct), and offended many members of the Sikh community. According to Sikh tradition, the holy book should be covered by a "rumala", or piece of cloth, when it is not being read. The stamp pictured a lone holy book without a reader, yet unveiled. Accordingly, it was withdrawn from all Indian post offices across the country by the Department of Posts.
However, an unknown quantity of the stamps were sold prior to their formal release at some post offices in India's southern states.
(Text mainly from stampselector.blogspot.com/2011/05/phila-trivia-indias-withdrawn-guru.html)
Sri Guru Granth Sahib is an inherent character of India’s culture comprising the hymns derived from the teachings of various saints and poets across the country along with the teachings of the Sikh Gurus. It conveys the collective religious and spiritual knowledge of the Indian society.
Guru Granth Sahib is more than just a scripture of the Sikhs. It was first compiled by the fifth Guru, Guru Arjan Dev, who installed it in the Golden Temple, Amritsar in 1604. He appointed Baba Buddha ji as the Guru's Granthi and told his Sikhs that the Adi Granth was the embodiment of the Guru, and should be treated in the same fashion as they respect him. It is said that when Guru Arjun first completed the Adi Granth, he placed it upon his own bed and slept on the floor. Its words were written without any spaces or breaks.
(Text from www.sikhnet.com/news/sikh-stamp-was-cancelled)
The commemorative stamp and souvenir sheet was to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of the holy text of the Sikh religion, the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, or Adi Granth (Scott #2109, 2109a ). Unfortunately, the stamp contained a design error which violated the maryada (Sikh code of conduct), and offended many members of the Sikh community. According to Sikh tradition, the holy book should be covered by a "rumala", or piece of cloth, when it is not being read. The stamp pictured a lone holy book without a reader, yet unveiled. Accordingly, it was withdrawn from all Indian post offices across the country by the Department of Posts.
However, an unknown quantity of the stamps were sold prior to their formal release at some post offices in India's southern states.
(Text mainly from stampselector.blogspot.com/2011/05/phila-trivia-indias-withdrawn-guru.html)
Sri Guru Granth Sahib is an inherent character of India’s culture comprising the hymns derived from the teachings of various saints and poets across the country along with the teachings of the Sikh Gurus. It conveys the collective religious and spiritual knowledge of the Indian society.
Guru Granth Sahib is more than just a scripture of the Sikhs. It was first compiled by the fifth Guru, Guru Arjan Dev, who installed it in the Golden Temple, Amritsar in 1604. He appointed Baba Buddha ji as the Guru's Granthi and told his Sikhs that the Adi Granth was the embodiment of the Guru, and should be treated in the same fashion as they respect him. It is said that when Guru Arjun first completed the Adi Granth, he placed it upon his own bed and slept on the floor. Its words were written without any spaces or breaks.
(Text from www.sikhnet.com/news/sikh-stamp-was-cancelled)