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A lālamohara from the King to Mahanta Bāla Dāsa recording land to function rituals and to dispense sadāvarta charity (VS 1942)

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Identifier: K_0353_0019
Title: A lālamohara from the King to Mahanta Bāla Dāsa recording land to function rituals and to dispense sadāvarta charity (VS 1942)
Type, original: lālamohara; copy

Content

Abstract: This lālamohara appoints Mahanta Bāla Dāsa as the abbot of the trust to function rituals and to dispense Sadāvarta charity to pilgrims in accordance with the provision made in the document. He is required to pay 10 percent of income as a customary for collected from the land donated to the trust.
Issued by and to: king; Mahanta Bāla Dāsa
Place: Mahottari, Basahiya Maṭha; Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa Nitya Pūjā and Sadāvarta Guthi; Vaiṣṇava
Donor, king: Rāja Guthi
Type of endowment: land
Region of endowment: Mahottari Pragannā: Ḍāro Basahiyā
Purpose of endowment: to conduct daily rituals and sadāvarta alms
Amount of endowment: maujā

Date

Date: VS 1942 Jyeṣṭha bright 9 Sunday
Further details:
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 25.00; 34.00; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; bound; unspecified
Condition: unspecified; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; card nos. 187-320; Kausi-Tośākhānā, Book no. 2; Bha. Gu. La. Ta. Ms. no. 314
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 24/01/1994 as NGMPP K 353/19
Running no., exposures: K 21607; 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 12/4/19, 12:00 AM; 12/5/22, 7:58 AM; 18
Notes: card gives upper margin as: "Sadāvarta Lakṣmī Nārāyaṇa Nitya Pūjā"
Technical terms: mahanta, sadāvarta, maujā

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