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A copper plate record of land endowment for offering water to the deity and distributing sherbet to Brahmins on Akṣaya Tṛtīyā (VS 1881)

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Identifier: PN_0005_0009
Title: A copper plate record of land endowment for offering water to the deity and distributing sherbet to Brahmins on Akṣaya Tṛtīyā (VS 1881)
Type, original: copper plate; original

Content

Abstract: This endowment is meant for the daily offering of five ghaḍās (jar) of water to the deity throughout the month of Vaiśākha and the distribution of sherbet to the Brahmins on the day of Akṣaya Tṛtīyā.
Issued by and to:
Place: Deopatan; Paśupati; Śaiva
Donor, king: Nīlakaṇṭha Miśra Upādhyāya
Type of endowment: land
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment: 4 ropanīs

Date

Date: VS 1881 Āṣāḍha bright 1 unspecified
Further details:
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 34.60; 9.60; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: copper; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: good; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Paśupati Gośvārā; card "B"
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 30/11/1998 as NGMPP PN 5/9
Running no., exposures: PN 249

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 4/8/16, 12:00 AM; 6/9/21, 6:56 AM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: ghaḍā, ropanī

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