A lālamohara from the King assigning land to kusalyā-s for playing musical instruments at Śrī Guhyeśvarī (VS 1864)

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Identifier: K_0335_0011
Title: A lālamohara from the King assigning land to kusalyā-s for playing musical instruments at Śrī Guhyeśvarī (VS 1864)
Type, original: lālamohara; copy

Content

Abstract: This lālamohara assigns the land to 13 musical instrumentalists as khānagi in form of emolument for playing on the Gujarātī musical instruments during the ritual functions. They were exempted from the corvee.
Issued by and to: king; kusalyas (instrumentalists), Patan, Bhinchebahāla
Place: Deopatan; Guhyeśvarī Nitya Pūjā Guṭhī; Śākta
Donor, king: Rāja Guṭhī; king
Type of endowment: land
Region of endowment: Kathmandu, Salaco, Kutibahāla, Luhugoḍo
Purpose of endowment: to perform daily rituals with musical instruments
Amount of endowment: 23 1/4 ropanīs

Date

Date: VS 1864 Pauṣa bright 10 Friday
Further details:
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 25; 42.5; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; bound; unspecified
Condition: unspecified; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; card nos. 1-12; Jaisi-Koṭhā; Bha. Gu. La. Ta. Ms. no. 58
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 31/10/1993 as NGMPP K 335/11
Running no., exposures: K 20467; 2

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 5/12/17, 12:00 AM; 11/17/22, 1:22 PM; 18
Notes: card gives type of document as: lālamohara of King Girvāna
Technical terms: kusalyā, ropanī

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