Phool Walon Ki Sair 1.10.1987

The Rs2.00 stamp depicts a Pankha, as does the First Day Cover. They are based on designs provided by the Anjuman Sair-e-Gul-Farpshan.

Phool Walon Ki Sair began about 150 years ago as a token of thanksgiving for a prayer fulfilled and was stayed on to become a symbol of harmony. Flowers have been traditionally used the world over for expressing a variety of emotions. In Phool Walon Ki Sair they occupy pride of place in a unique festival of communal harmony and national integration. The festival dates back to 1812 during the days of Akbar Shah II, one of the later Mughals. It began with Begum Mumtaz Mahal's presentation of a 'Chaddar' and a 'Pankha' at the tomb of Khwaja Bakhtiar Kaki and at the Yogmaya temple.