A rukkā from the King providing land and cash to Rakṣeśvara Mahādeva Pañca Bājā Guṭhī (VS 1911)

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Identifier: K_0356_0044
Title: A rukkā from the King providing land and cash to Rakṣeśvara Mahādeva Pañca Bājā Guṭhī (VS 1911)
Type, original: rukkā; copy

Content

Abstract: This rukkā issues an order to Ḍiṭṭhā Benī Mādhava Prasāda Upādhyā of the Daphtarakhānā (record office) to assign eight persons as Jāgīra for instrument out of income of the land in kind and cash donated to the trust by Rakṣe Kumārī, the mother of the premier. The land was made Birtā.
Issued by and to: king; Ḍiṭṭhā Beni Māhādeva Prasāda Upādhya
Place: Mṛgasthalī; Rakṣeśvara Mahādeva Pañca Bājā Guṭhī; Śaiva
Donor, king: Rāja Guṭhī (Rakṣe Kumārī Devī)
Type of endowment: land and cash
Region of endowment: Bode and Kathmandu
Purpose of endowment: to play on the Pañca Bājā musical instruments
Amount of endowment: 2 khetas and 121 1/2 rupees

Date

Date: VS 1911 Vaiśākha bright 1 Friday
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Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 25; 30; cm
No. of folios: 2
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; bound; unspecified
Condition: unspecified; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; card nos. 1-186; Kauśī Tośākhānā, Book no. 1, Bha. Gu. La. Ta. Ms. no. 96
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 18/02/1994 as NGMPP K 356/44
Running no., exposures: K 21882; 3

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 8/27/19, 12:00 AM; 12/7/22, 9:10 AM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: jāgīra, birtā, kheta

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