2021-07-17 Sat

These stamps issued by India Post "read" like a menu card of various varieties of Indian cuisine which one can eat on the Indian mainland.

Indian cuisine encompasses a wide variety of regional and traditional cuisines. Indian cuisine reflects an 8,000-year history of various groups and cultures interacting with the Indian Sub-Continent, leading to a diversity of flavours and regional influences/tastes found in modern-day India.

India's religious beliefs and cultures have played an influential role in the evolution of its cuisine. Some of these dishes are steeped in history, while many of these special dishes are part of popular culture. The recipes of "Temple Bhog Prasad" have not changed over the centuries.

The six types of Bhog Prasad that have been taken on the following 6 stamps are Modak, Mahaprasad-Rice Dal, Chhappan Bhog, Peda, Sandesh and Tirupati Laddoo. A Miniature sheet depicting the six varieties of Bhog Prasad included in the Stamp with each stamp having the denomination of Rs 5.

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