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A document from Rājendra Vikrama Śāha to Musicians providing land for musician families for the service of playing musical instruments in the temples (VS 1902)

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Identifier: K_0579_0054
Title: A document from Rājendra Vikrama Śāha to Musicians providing land for musician families for the service of playing musical instruments in the temples (VS 1902)
Type, original: mohara; copy

Content

Abstract: The document provides the lands to 14 families of Kusales (Musicians) for rendering service of playing 2 pairs of Gujarātī musical instruments in the temples of said deities and orders to enjoy and share the same as divided by the document.
Issued by and to: Rājendra Vikrama Śāha; Musicians
Place: Bhādagāũ; Śrī Indrāyaṇī, Śrī Śveta Bhairava; Śākta
Donor, king: Kānchā Rānī (younger queen)
Type of endowment:
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment: to play gujarāti p cabājā
Amount of endowment: kheta ropanī 70 and one house.

Date

Date: VS 1902 Āṣāḍha bright 5 Wednesday
Further details:
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 27; 90; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: fair; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; Ta. no. 1293 (8); Gu. Ba. no. 12
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 16/03/1997 as NGMPP K 579/54
Running no., exposures: K 38220; 3

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 11/1/21, 1:41 PM
Notes:
Technical terms: kheta, ropanī, kusle

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