India Mint Stamp

Lokith Philately

Permanent Pictorial cancellation of Gujarat

Permanent Pictorial Cancellation inaugural day covers

Date of issue: 02.02.2021

Pin code: 370165

Status: Active

PO Name: Dholavira

Description: The Dholavira site was discovered by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in 1967. at Khadirbet in Bhachau Taluka of Kachchh in Gujarat. Known locally as Kotada Timba, it is one of the excavations of the 4500-year-old Indus Valley Civilization or Harappan culture, is spread over 100 hectares of land on the Khadir Island, in the Great Rann of Kachchh the remains show an imposing citadel in the centre, with a middle and lower town, each separately fortified, built on bricks and stone masonry with remarkable town planning. Well-built roads systematically lead out of the citadel, which has a well-constructed underground drainage system for sanitation. It has a large stadium with a complex structure and seating arrangements. This place is one of the world's oldest water conservation systems ever excavated within the city walls was one of the oldest planned systems in the world. The site has found fossils of making pearls with Copper distilleries. The signboards were also found, 10 large stone inscriptions inscribed in the Harappan script, which were probably the world's earliest signboards. This is the largest Harappan site in India and the 5th largest in the subcontinent. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Dholavira: a Harappan City on 27 July 2021.