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A lagata from Gu. La. Jā. Aḍḍā to priest listing ceremonial vessels offered to Śrī Guhyeśvarī Māī (VS 1943)

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Identifier: K_0592_0050
Title: A lagata from Gu. La. Jā. Aḍḍā to priest listing ceremonial vessels offered to Śrī Guhyeśvarī Māī (VS 1943)
Type, original: gahanā lagata; original

Content

Abstract: This document lists a variety of ceremonial vessels containing a gold vessel used for offering food, silver sacred threads, and silver vessels used for lighting lamps dedicated to the deity. They weigh 22 tolās of gold and 25 tolās and odd of silver.
Issued by and to: Gu. La. Jā. Aḍḍā; priest
Place: Deopatan; Guhyeśvarī Māi
Donor, king: Ambar Siṃha, Indracoka
Type of endowment: naibaidya pātra, janaijora, dipapātra (lamp)
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment: 8 items

Date

Date: NS 1006 Vaiśākha bright 14 unspecified
Further details: card gives date as: "V.S. 1943"
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 23.00; 10.00; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: fair; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; card nos. 757, 759, 763, 761; Pokā no. 5, Lagata no. 364
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 12/06/1997 as NGMPP K 592/50
Running no., exposures: K 39190; 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 6/9/17, 12:00 AM; 11/11/21, 11:44 AM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: tolā

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