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1) Images:

a) Lord Rama was depicted over the Fundamental Rights page.
b) Lord Nataraja (Dancing Shiva) was over Part XII
c) Lord Mahavira was over States and First Schedule part.
d) Lord Buddha over the Executive part.
2) India's constitution is the longest constitution in the world.

Both Hindi and English versions were handwritten - longest handwritten constitution in the world.

Handwritten by Prem Behari Narain Raizada in a flowing italic style with beautiful calligraphy.
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3) The Constitution was published in Dehradun and photo-lithographed by the Survey of India.

The Constituent Assembly, which first met on 9 December 1946, took precisely 2 years, 11 months and 18 days to come up with the final draft.

Pic here: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose!
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