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A lālamohara from the King instructing Mahanta Rāma Dāsa to perform the rituals and distribute sadāvarta alms (VS 1929)

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Identifier: K_0357_0029
Title: A lālamohara from the King instructing Mahanta Rāma Dāsa to perform the rituals and distribute sadāvarta alms (VS 1929)
Type, original: lālamohara; copy

Content

Abstract: This lālamohara entrusts Mahanta Rāma Dāsa with the task of functioning daily rituals and distributing sadāvarta alms to the saints and mendicants in accordance with the provision made in the tāmrapatra and śilāpatra. Some plots of land are provided to the trust for the purpose.
Issued by and to: King; Mahanta Rāma Dāsa
Place: Mahottari Pragannā, Korādi, Vasahiyā; Vasahiyā Maṭha, Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa Nitya Pūjā Guṭhī
Donor, king: Rāja Guṭhī
Type of endowment: land
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment: to support the trust for its rituals and sadāvarta charity
Amount of endowment: land

Date

Date: VS 1929 Mārgaśīrṣa dark 6 Thursday
Further details:
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 25.00; 24.00; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; bound; unspecified
Condition: unspecified; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; card nos. 1-186; Kausi-Tośākhānā, Book no. 1; Bha. Gu. La. Ta. Ms. no. 140
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 22/02/1994 as NGMPP K 357/29
Running no., exposures: K 21954; 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 5/24/18, 12:00 AM; 12/7/22, 10:46 AM; 18
Notes: card gives upper margin as: "Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa Nityapūjā of Vasahiyā"
Technical terms: tāmrapatra, śilāpatra, sadāvarta

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