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A lagata from the Guṭhī Jā̃ca Lagata Aḍḍā listing ornaments offered to Bhaktapur's Śrī Navadurgā Bhagavatī (NS 950)

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Identifier: K_0372_0056
Title: A lagata from the Guṭhī Jā̃ca Lagata Aḍḍā listing ornaments offered to Bhaktapur's Śrī Navadurgā Bhagavatī (NS 950)
Type, original: gahanā lagata; original

Content

Abstract: Mention is made of various types of ornament, mainly moharamāla, necklace interwoven with 7 mohara coins, 18 motifs of Hṛdayaphola, bracelets and waist-belt with 20 pieces of jingles offered to the deity. They weigh 59 tolās of silver.
Issued by and to: Guṭhī Jā̃ca Lagata Aḍḍā
Place: Bhaktapur, Kvāthaḍon; Nava Durgā Bhagavatī Gahanā Guṭhī (Brāhmāyaṇi); śākta
Donor, king: Rāja Guṭhī
Type of endowment: moharamālā, ghangalā, bāju mālā etc.
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment: 10 items of various ornaments

Date

Date: NS 950 Māgha bright 5 unspecified
Further details: card gives date as; V.S. 1887
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 24.00; 14.00; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: good; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; card nos. 143-147; Bha. Gu. La. Ta. Ms. no. 372
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 09/05/1994 as NGMPP K 372/56
Running no., exposures: K 23125; 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 9/6/16, 12:00 AM; 12/29/22, 9:30 AM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: tolā, mohara

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