Postage stamp on Sindhi deity Jhulelal released
The Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Kapil Sibal released commemorative postage stamp on Pujya Jhulelal, in New Delhi on March 17. Also, India Post released the commemorative postage stamp at a function organized at Jodhpur.
In Jodhpur, the stamp was released at a function organized by Sindhu Gulshan in which hundreds of people and philatelists participated.
His birthday “Cheti Chand” second tithi of Chaitra auspicious for Sindhis and is celebrated the world over with traditional pomp and gaiety in most towns of Rajasthan. The word Sindhi is derived from the river Sindhu, now in Pakistan.
For Sindhis all over the world, Jhulelal continues to be the unifying force and the centre of all their cultural activities. Sindhis all over the world greet each other with “Jhulelal Bera-Hee-Paar".
When Sindhis start a new venture, they offer Pujya Jhulelal the 'prasad of akha', a sweet made from rice, ghee, sugar and flour. He stood for the ideals of love and religious harmony.
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