The third in the series is a set of four stamps portraying the serene beauty of the Beaches of Indiawhich were released on the 11th of August, 1997. Depicted on them are the Bogmalo Beach and Anjana Beach in Goa, Kovalam Beach in Kerala and Gopalpur-on-sea in Orissa.
(Rs2.00) Gopalpur-on-Sea (Orissa). Gopalpur (Berhampur) is a town and a Notified Area Council on the Bay of Bengal coast in Ganjam district in the southern part of Odisha, India. Once a commercial port, it is now a famous sea beach and tourist destination around 15 km from Berhampur.
(Rs6.00) Kovalam is a beach town by the Arabian Sea in Thiruvananthapuram city, Kerala, India, located around 16 km from the city center. Kovalam has three beaches separated by rocky outcroppings in its 17 km coastline, the three together form the famous crescent of the Kovalam beach:
(Rs10.00) Anjuna (Goa). Anjuna is a village in Goa, one of the twelve Brahmin comunidades of Bardez. Anjuna is world famous for its trance parties held on the beach during the tourist season.
(Rs11.00) Bogmalo (Goa). Bogmalo Beach is a small beach-side village in Goa, India. It is situated in a small bay with around a mile of curving sandy beach. The beach is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Dabolim Airport and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the port town of Vasco da Gama.
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