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A lālamohara from King Surendra to Bhāju Mana Jaisi providing land as khānagi for playing musical instruments at Patan's Bhīmsena (VS 1904)

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Identifier: K_0283_0013
Title: A lālamohara from King Surendra to Bhāju Mana Jaisi providing land as khānagi for playing musical instruments at Patan's Bhīmsena (VS 1904)
Type, original: lālamohara; original

Content

Abstract: This lālamohara allots the land to 9 persons as khānagi in form of emolument for purpose of playing on Gujarāti musical instruments, supplying drinking water to the travellers and sweeping and cleaning the temple. They are also exempted from land revenue and forced labour.
Issued by and to: King Surendra Vikrama Śaha; Bhāju Mana Jaisi
Place: Patan; Bhīmasena
Donor, king: King Surendra Vikrama Shah; king
Type of endowment: land
Region of endowment: Tālasiko, Yangala, Ṣaibu, Nakhu, Theco etc. Patan
Purpose of endowment: for playing musical instruments regularly
Amount of endowment: 63 1/2 ropanīs

Date

Date: VS 1904 Āśvina bright 2 Monday
Further details:
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 21.50; 78.50; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: good; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; Bha. Gu. Bam. Po. no. 15
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 30/12/1992 as NGMPP K 283/13
Running no., exposures: K 17385; 3

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 5/24/18, 12:00 AM; 9/15/22, 11:16 AM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: khānagi, ropanī

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