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A list of various foods required for choyelābhu feast (VS 1938)

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Identifier: K_0213_0001
Title: A list of various foods required for choyelābhu feast (VS 1938)
Type, original: unspecified

Content

Abstract: This is a list of various foods required for the feast of Choyelābhu (purification feast before the main feast commences) as one of the phases of the guṭhī feast festivals.
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Date

Date: VS 1938 Mārgaśīrṣa bright 8 unspecified
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Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari, Newari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 22.50; 20.50; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; loose; brown
Condition: unspecified; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; 5; Pacalī Bhairava Guṭhī, Pacalī Ghāṭa, Vāgamatī River, Kathmandu; Gu. Bam. Po. no. 15
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 26/01/1992 as NGMPP K 213/1
Running no., exposures: K 12072

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 9/6/16, 12:00 AM; 7/4/22, 10:57 AM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: choyelābhu, guṭhī

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