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A dānapatra from King Gīrvāṇa providing land to Guhyeśvarī Caitrāṣṭamī and Māhāṣṭamī Guṭhī (VS 1862)

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Identifier: K_0360_0038
Title: A dānapatra from King Gīrvāṇa providing land to Guhyeśvarī Caitrāṣṭamī and Māhāṣṭamī Guṭhī (VS 1862)
Type, original: dānapatra, lālamohara; unspecified

Content

Abstract: This dānapatra appropriated the land to the trust for its rituals of the deity without omission as specified in the document. The land grant to the trust is attributed to King Gīrvāṇa Yuddha Vikrama Śāha.
Issued by and to: King Gīrvāṇa Śāha; Guhyeśvarī Caitraṣṭamī and Māhāṣṭamī Guṭhī
Place: Deopatan; Guhyeśvarī Caitrāṣṭamī and Māhāṣṭamī pūjā guṭhī; Śākta
Donor, king: Rāja Guṭhī
Type of endowment: land
Region of endowment: Boḍe
Purpose of endowment: to provide materials required for rituals
Amount of endowment: 7 khetas and 60 murīs

Date

Date: VS 1862 Āṣāḍha bright 11 Sunday
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Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 22; 96; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: fair; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; Bha. Gu. La. Ta. Ms. no. 1; Pokā. no. 2, file no. 25
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 15/03/1994 as NGMPP K 360/38
Running no., exposures: K 22176; 3

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 5/12/17, 12:00 AM; 12/12/22, 10:57 AM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: kheta, murī, lālamohara

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