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A lālamohara from the King confirming Mahanta Śiva Śankara Girī as abbot to conduct rituals of Kapileśvara Maṭha Pūjā Guṭhī etc. (VS 1943)

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Identifier: K_0353_0022
Title: A lālamohara from the King confirming Mahanta Śiva Śankara Girī as abbot to conduct rituals of Kapileśvara Maṭha Pūjā Guṭhī etc. (VS 1943)
Type, original: lālamohara; copy

Content

Abstract: This lālamohara confirms Mahanta Śiva Śaṅkara the abbot of the Maṭha Guṭhī to conduct ritual and dispense the sadāvarta charity to pilgrims and monks out of the income collected from the land allocated to the trust on payment of a customary fee to the state as specified in the document.
Issued by and to: King; Mahanta Śiva Śankara Girī
Place: Kapileśvara, Mahottari; Kapileśvara Maṭha Pūjā, and Sadāvarta Guṭhī; Śaiva
Donor, king: Rāja Guṭhī
Type of endowment: land
Region of endowment: Mahottari
Purpose of endowment: to support the trust for its ritual and maintenance
Amount of endowment: land

Date

Date: VS 1943 Caitra dark 12 Monday
Further details:
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 25.00; 60.00; cm
No. of folios: 2
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; bound; unspecified
Condition: unspecified; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; card nos. 187-320; Kausi-Tośākhānā, Book no. 2; Bha. Gu. La. Ta. Ms. no. 317
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 24/01/1994 as NGMPP K 353/22
Running no., exposures: K 21610; 2

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 4/13/18, 12:00 AM; 12/5/22, 7:59 AM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: mahanta

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