India on Wednesday thanked the UN Postal Administration for issuing special postal stamps to venerate Diwali.

The United Nations Postal Administration issued a special event sheet on October 19 to commemorate the festival of Diwali.

"The struggle between Good & Evil happens everyday @UN. Thank you @UNStamps for portraying our common quest for the triumph of Good over Evil in your 1st set of Diwali stamps on the occasion of the auspicious Festival of Lights," India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin tweeted.

The sheet in the denomination of USD 1.15 contains ten stamps and tabs featuring festive lights and the symbolic lamps known as diyas.