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A lagata recording a necklace offered to Sānkhu's Śrī Vajrayogini by the Queen Viṣṇu Kumāri (VS 1901)

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Identifier: K_0227_0007
Title: A lagata recording a necklace offered to Sānkhu's Śrī Vajrayogini by the Queen Viṣṇu Kumāri (VS 1901)
Type, original: gahanā lagata; unspecified

Content

Abstract: This is a gold-plated silver necklace called mundamālā (garland of heads) that consists of 12 heads set into its circumference offered to the deity by Viṣnukumari (queen). It weighs 2 tolās and 2 māsās of gold and 10 tolās of silver.
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Date

Date: VS 1901 Kārttika dark 1 unspecified
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Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 24.00; 17.00; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; bound; brown
Condition: unspecified; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; 253; Sānkhu Vajrayogini Gahanā Guthi, Sānkhu, Kathmandu; Gu. La. no. 393 Po. no. 5
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 17/03/1992 as NGMPP K 227/7
Running no., exposures: K 13179

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 10/16/18, 12:00 AM; 7/9/22, 11:51 AM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: tolā, māsā

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