A lagata from the Guṭhī Jā̃ca Lagata Aḍḍā recording a silver neck-piece offered to Bhaktapur's Navadurgā Bhagavatī (NS 989)

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Identifier: K_0372_0054
Title: A lagata from the Guṭhī Jā̃ca Lagata Aḍḍā recording a silver neck-piece offered to Bhaktapur's Navadurgā Bhagavatī (NS 989)
Type, original: gahanā lagata; original

Content

Abstract: This is a kaṇṭhi sikrīmālā as a neck-piece ornament with a carved image of Brahmāyaṇī and a necklace offered to the deity. They weigh 36 tolās of silver.
Issued by and to: Guṭhī Jā̃ca Lagata Aḍḍā
Place: Bhaktapur, Kwāthaḍon; Nava Durgā Bhagavatī Gahanā Guṭhī (Brahmāyaṇī); Śākta
Donor, king: Raja Guṭhī
Type of endowment: kaṇṭhi, sikrimālā
Region of endowment: Bhaktapur
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment: 1 kaṇṭhī sikrimālā

Date

Date: NS 989 Āśvina bright 10 Friday
Further details: card gives date as:"V.S. 1926"
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 24.00; 11.00; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: good; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; card nos. 140-141; Bha. Gu. La. Ta. Ms. no. 372
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 09/05/1994 as NGMPP K 372/54
Running no., exposures: K 23123; 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 10/25/16, 12:00 AM; 12/29/22, 9:30 AM; 18
Notes: card gives upper margin as:"Brahmāyaṇi"
Technical terms: tolā

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