A lagata from the Gu. La. Jā. Aḍḍā listing two votive lamps offered to Bhaktapur's Taleju (VS 1801)

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Identifier: K_0381_0003
Title: A lagata from the Gu. La. Jā. Aḍḍā listing two votive lamps offered to Bhaktapur's Taleju (VS 1801)
Type, original: gahanā lagata; copy

Content

Abstract: As stated in the document 2 votive lamps called Kalāli are offered to the deity. The expense incurred in making the lamps are provided by the state trust out of the income of the monetary offerings to the deity. They weigh 221 tolās of silver.
Issued by and to: Gu. La. Jā. Aḍḍā
Place: Bhaktapur; Taleju; Śākta
Donor, king: Rāja Guṭhī
Type of endowment: lamp (kalāli)
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment: 2 items

Date

Date: NS 864 unspecified unspecified 8 unspecified
Further details: card gives date as: "VS 1801"
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 24; 5.5; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: good; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; card nos. 444-445; Pokā no. 5; Bha. Gu. La. Ta. Ms. no. 401
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 23/06/1994 as NGMPP K 381/3
Running no., exposures: K 23793; 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 5/16/16, 12:00 AM; 1/12/23, 5:30 AM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: tolā

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