Monday, May 9, 2011

Indian Stamp On Saint Annamacharya -Saint,Poet And Reformer




Today was the day Saint Annamacharya was born in a small village of Tallapaka in Cuddapah
Annamacharya, The Saint-Composer was born in the year 1408.Annamacharya hailed from Tallapaka village in Cuddapah district of Andhra Pradesh.Annamacharya composed 32,000 devotional songs and dedicated them to Lord Venkateswara.
Annamacharya’s Son Peda Tirumalacharya and Grandson, Chinatirumalacharya got the songs of Annamacharya engraved on copper-plates and treasured those Copper Plates in "Sankeertana Bhandaram" in the famous Tirumala Temple.
Saint Annamacharya was the first " VAGGEYAKARA" [A person who can compose lyrics ,music and sing] of Telugu Literature.Annamaya sang with a difference to convey the message for the upliftment of mankind,unmindful of materialistic gains.
First Day Cover Of The Stamp On Annamacharya Released By The India Post in The Year 2004
Pictorial Cancellation On Annamacharya Released In 2004

Number
NYA
Stamp Name
Annamacharya
Stamp Denomination
500
Stamp Issue Date
18/03/2004
Stamp Currency
Paisa
Stamp Color
Multicolor
Stamp Perforation
13
Stamp Paper Used
Adhesive Unwater marked Paper
Stamp Printed At
ISP
Number Printed
0.4 Million
Number In Sheet
48





A Devotional Song By Annamacharya Sung By Bharat Ratna Dr.M.S.Subbulakshmi

A Website About Annamacharya : Click Here

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