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A lagata from Gu. La. Jā. Aḍḍā recording a sāri made of silver and gold offered to Patan's Taleju (VS 1949)

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Identifier: K_0622_0057
Title: A lagata from Gu. La. Jā. Aḍḍā recording a sāri made of silver and gold offered to Patan's Taleju (VS 1949)
Type, original: gahanā lagata; original

Content

Abstract: Mention is made of a silver sāri decked with a gold moon provided to the deity as a substitute. It weighs 57 1/2 tolās of silver and 1 māsā and 1 lāla of gold.
Issued by and to: Gu. La. Jā. Aḍḍā
Place: Patan; Taleju
Donor, king:
Type of endowment: sāri (garment of hindu females wrapped round the middle)
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment: 1 item

Date

Date: VS 1949 Āśvina dark 4 Saturday
Further details:
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 26; 22.5; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: good; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; card no. 384; Pokā no. 4, Lagata no. 313
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 08/01/1998 as NGMPP K 622/57
Running no., exposures: K 41516; 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 5/16/16, 12:00 AM; 12/11/21, 9:28 AM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: māsā

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