Date: 2025-12-23Category: Press ReleaseState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Carrying Faith Across the Nation, the Department of Posts Transports a Priceless Thanjavur Masterpiece of The Divine Shri Ram from Bengaluru to Ayodhya
**Executive Summary**
The Department of Posts successfully transported a priceless Thanjavur artwork depicting Shri Ram from Bengaluru to Ayodhya via its Logistics Post service. The artwork, donated by Smt. Jayashree Phaneesh, departed Bengaluru on December 17, 2025, and arrived in Ayodhya on December 22, 2025, covering approximately 1,900 kilometers. The painting was formally handed over and installed at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Artwork Details:**
* Priceless Thanjavur art of divine Shri Ram.
* Created in traditional Thanjavur style with gold base and precious/semi-precious stones.
* Donated by Smt. Jayashree Phaneesh.
* Measures 12 feet by 8 feet and weighs nearly 800 kilograms.
* **Logistics and Transportation:**
* Transported via Department of Posts' Logistics Post service.
* Professionally packed in a specially designed wooden crate with multi-layer bubble wrapping.
* Transported under continuous supervision with departmental officials escorting.
* Route: Bengaluru-Hyderabad-Nagpur-Jabalpur-Rewa-Prayagraj-Ayodhya.
* Departure: December 17, 2025.
* Arrival: December 22, 2025.
* Loading/unloading used cranes and specialized restraints.
* **Coordination and Execution:**
* First-of-its-kind high-value Logistics Post consignment.
* Close coordination among multiple postal circles (Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh).
* Divisional Heads and senior postal officers closely monitored the movement.
* Handled with care despite dense fog conditions.
* Formally handed over and installed at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra.
* **India Post Capabilities:**
* Demonstrates India Post's ability to handle specialized, high-value logistics.
* Reaffirms commitment to reliability, security, and service excellence.
* Supports national heritage and cultural preservation.
**Impact Analysis**
**Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, Ayodhya**
* **Impact:** Receives the priceless artwork of Shri Ram.
* **Action Required:** Formally accept, install, and preserve the artwork.
**Smt. Jayashree Phaneesh**
* **Impact:** Donates a valuable artwork.
* **Action Required:** No action mentioned.
**Department of Posts**
* **Impact:** Successfully completes a high-profile, high-value logistics mission.
* **Action Required:** Continue to improve and promote specialized logistics capabilities.
**Postal Circles involved (Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh)**
* **Impact:** Collaborated to ensure safe transit of the artwork.
* **Action Required:** No action mentioned.
Key Entities Referenced
Department of Posts: Undertook the logistics of transporting the Thanjavur art from Bengaluru to Ayodhya.
Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra: The destination and recipient of the Thanjavur art in Ayodhya.
Ayodhya: The city where the artwork was delivered and installed.
Bengaluru: The city where the artwork originated.
Ministry of Communications
Carrying Faith Across the Nation, the Department
of Posts Transports a Priceless Thanjavur
Masterpiece of The Divine Shri Ram from
Bengaluru to Ayodhya
प्रव तथ: 23 DEC 2025 5:45PM by PIB Delhi
In a remarkable demonstration of specialized and precision logistics, Department of Posts successfully
undertook the transmission of a priceless Thanjavur art of the divine Shri Ram from Bengaluru to
Ayodhya using its Logistics Post service.
Installation of Thanjavur art at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerath Kshetra, Ayodhya.
The painting, created in the traditional Thanjavur art style with a gold base embedded with precious and
semi-precious stones, is a priceless cultural artefact of exceptional artistic and heritage value. The sacred
artwork was donated by Smt. Jayashree Phaneesh of Bengaluru to Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra,
Ayodhya.
The large-format painting, measuring 12 feet by 8 feet and weighing nearly 800 kilograms, was
professionally packed in a specially designed wooden crate with multi-layer bubble wrapping to ensure
maximum protection. The consignment was transported under continuous supervision, with departmental
officials escorting the vehicle throughout the journey.The vehicle carrying the artwork departed from Bengaluru on 17 December 2025 and, after covering
approximately 1,900 kilometers, safely reached Ayodhya on 22 December 2025. Loading and unloading
operations were executed with extreme care using cranes and specialized restraints.
This mission marks a first-of-its-kind high-value Logistics Post consignment, executed through close
coordination among multiple postal circles, including Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya
Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. Divisional Heads and senior postal officers closely monitored the movement
along the route—Bengaluru–Hyderabad–Nagpur–Jabalpur–Rewa–Prayagraj–Ayodhya. Despite dense fog
conditions during the final leg of the journey, the consignment was handled with utmost care and delivered
safely and seamlessly.
Upon arrival, the painting was formally handed over and installed at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth
Kshetra in the presence of Shri Champat Rai, General Secretary.
This successful operation underscores India Post’s growing capabilities in handling specialised, high-value
logistics, reaffirming its commitment to reliability, security, and service excellence in support of national
heritage and cultural preservation.
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