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A dānapatra from Thāpāthalī Gu. Bam. Aḍdā to trustees providing land for performing ritual functions at Mṛgasthalī's Śrī Narendreśvara (VS 1938)

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Identifier: K_0330_0035
Title: A dānapatra from Thāpāthalī Gu. Bam. Aḍdā to trustees providing land for performing ritual functions at Mṛgasthalī's Śrī Narendreśvara (VS 1938)
Type, original: dānapatra; original

Content

Abstract: This document provides the land as an endowment to support the trust for its maintenance and conduct of rite and rituals of the deity.
Issued by and to: Thāpathali Guṭhī Bandobasta Aḍḍā; trustees
Place: Mṛgasthalī, near Dhīra Bhakteśvara; Narendreśvara Nitya Parva Pūjā Guṭhī; śaiva
Donor, king: Chuta Guthi (Queen Salyāni)
Type of endowment: land
Region of endowment: Bhaktapur
Purpose of endowment: to perform daily and periodic rite and ritual functions
Amount of endowment: 56 muris (14 ropanīs)

Date

Date: VS 1938 Māgha dark unspecified unspecified
Further details:
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 25.50; 243.00; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; bound; unspecified
Condition: unspecified; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; Śrī Tina Sarakāra Guṭhī, Po. no. 1; Bha. Gu. La. Ms. no. 1
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 04/10/1993 as NGMPP K 330/35
Running no., exposures: K 20280; 7

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 7/27/16, 12:00 AM; 7/27/16, 12:00 AM; 18
Notes: card gives type of document as: "dānapatra (deed of donation)"
Technical terms: muri, ropani

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