A five-day ritual prescription for Pāro Gāũ for expiating sins of adultery with people from lower castes (1951 VS)

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Identifier: Tsum_0001_0026
Title: A five-day ritual prescription for Pāro Gāũ for expiating sins of adultery with people from lower castes (1951 VS)
Type, original: note on expiatory ritual; original

Content

Abstract: This is a ritual prescription for men and women of Pāro Gāũ for absolving the sin of adultery with people from lower castes. The document states that the adulterers are considered absolved off their sin once they go through the expiatory ritual of five days.
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Date

Date: VS 1951 Kārttika dark 9 Tuesday
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Converted: 1894

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali & Sanskrit; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: x; x; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; loose; dim white
Condition: good; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Private; Nile Labrang, Tsum
Source and details: photo of the original; photo taken on 19/07/2016
Running no., exposures: 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 4/25/18, 4:27 PM; 9/8/18, 12:57 PM; 34
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Technical terms: grāsa, haviśya, sidā, dakṣiṇā, śuddha, pānī saṃsarga

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