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A copper plate inscription recording land endowment for Mahāpuja of the deity during solar eclipse (NS 839)

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Identifier: PN_0008_0019
Title: A copper plate inscription recording land endowment for Mahāpuja of the deity during solar eclipse (NS 839)
Type, original: copper plate; unspecified

Content

Abstract: Kṛṣṇadhara Bhāro grants 37 ropanīs of land for the ritual conduct of the Mahāpūjā during the solar eclipse. In the same document King Jagajjaya Malla also [grants] a variety of lamps and pots offers to the deity.
Issued by and to:
Place: Deopatan ; Paśupati: Mahāpūjā
Donor, king: Dānapati Kṛṣṇadhara Bhāro & King Jagajjaya Malla
Type of endowment:
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment: 37 and odd ropanīs of land, 252 pots and pans

Date

Date: NS 839 Māgha dark unspecified Sunday
Further details: & NS 848 Vaiśākha Badi 4
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 23.50; 54.50; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: good; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Paśupati Gośvārā
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 05/01/1999 as NGMPP PN 8/19
Running no., exposures: PN 396; 2

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 4/8/16, 12:00 AM; 4/8/16, 12:00 AM; 18
Notes: translation from Newāri
Technical terms:

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