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A lagata from Gu. La. Jā. Aḍḍā to priest listing gold and silver ornaments offered to Śrī Guhyeśvarī Māī (VS 1939)

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Identifier: K_0592_0023
Title: A lagata from Gu. La. Jā. Aḍḍā to priest listing gold and silver ornaments offered to Śrī Guhyeśvarī Māī (VS 1939)
Type, original: gahanā lagata; original

Content

Abstract: This document records a variety of jewelled ornaments made of gold and silver offered to the deity. They weigh altogether 256 tolās and 7 1/2 māsās of gold, 73 tolās of silver and nine kinds of jewels.
Issued by and to: Gu. La. Jā. Aḍḍā; priest
Place: Deopatan; Guhyeśvarī Māi
Donor, king: Wali Ahada senior queen
Type of endowment: javāharāta gahanā (jewelled ornaments), ketakipatra, tulsipatra and damaru (drum)
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment: 2 items

Date

Date: VS 1939 Vaiśākha bright 3 Thursday
Further details:
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 23.00; 6.00; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: fair; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; card nos. 591-592; Pokā no. 5, Lagata no. 364
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 11/06/1997 as NGMPP K 592/23
Running no., exposures: K 39163; 2

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 6/9/17, 12:00 AM; 11/11/21, 11:32 AM; 18
Notes: card gives size as: "23 X 6 + 17.5 cm"
Technical terms: tolā, māsā

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