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A lagata from Gu. La. Jā. Aḍḍā to a priest listing silver ornaments and ceremonial articles offered to Śrī Guhyeśvarī Māī (VS 1965)

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Identifier: K_0595_0050
Title: A lagata from Gu. La. Jā. Aḍḍā to a priest listing silver ornaments and ceremonial articles offered to Śrī Guhyeśvarī Māī (VS 1965)
Type, original: gahanā lagata; original

Content

Abstract: This document records a variety of silver ornaments and ceremonial items containing a bronze pagoda shaped container for red powder and a lamp vessel offered to the deity. They weigh 39 tolās and 3 māsās of silver and 1 sera and 1 kanowa.
Issued by and to: Gu. La. Jā. Aḍḍā; priest
Place: Deopatan; Guhyeśvarī Māi
Donor, king: Dwāra Birojā
Type of endowment: muṇḍamālā (a garland of heads), dipapātra (lamp-vessel), belapatra, sinha-mu (pagodā shaped container for powder)
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment: 4 items

Date

Date: VS 1965 Jyeṣṭha bright 10 Tuesday
Further details:
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 23.00; 7.00; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: fair; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; card nos. 1526-1529; Pokā no. 5, Lagata no. 364
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 06/07/1997 as NGMPP K 595/50
Running no., exposures: K 39430; 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 6/9/17, 12:00 AM; 11/15/21, 12:55 PM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: tolā, māsā, serā, kanavā

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