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A land grant copper plate of King Gīrvāṇa for supporting rituals at Dakṣiṇakālī (VS 1856)

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Identifier: K_0637_0061
Title: A land grant copper plate of King Gīrvāṇa for supporting rituals at Dakṣiṇakālī (VS 1856)
Type, original: land grant copper plate ; original

Content

Abstract: This copper plate of King Gīrvāṇa endows 504 muris of land for the purpose of conducting regular and casual rituals of the deity. The failure to comply with the ritual worship will incur five kinds of heinous crimes. This copper plate bears the mohara seal of King Gīrvāṇa
Issued by and to: King Gīrvāṇa. Y. Vikrama Śāha
Place: Dakṣiṇakālī; Śākta
Donor, king: King Gīrvāṇa Yuddha Vikrama Śāha
Type of endowment: land
Region of endowment: Pharpiṅg
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment: 504 muris

Date

Date: VS 1856 Āśvina bright 8 Sunday
Further details:
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Sanskrit; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 54.4; 31.3; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: copper plate; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: good; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; card no. 10; Library Section
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 02/06/1998 as NGMPP K 637/61
Running no., exposures: K 42647; 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 5/16/16, 12:00 AM; 5/16/16, 12:00 AM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: muri, mohara

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