A document from the King appointing Balabhadra Thāpā as priest of Gorkha's Manakāmanā Pūjā Guṭhī (VS 1899)

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Identifier: K_0353_0013
Title: A document from the King appointing Balabhadra Thāpā as priest of Gorkha's Manakāmanā Pūjā Guṭhī (VS 1899)
Type, original: copy

Content

Abstract: This rukkā appoints Balabhadra Thāpā as a priest of the trust to function daily rituals and to offer ornaments and utensils out of the income collected from the land donated to the deity. In addition to the land grant, 100 rupees in cash as a contractual sum is assigned to celebrate the Kārttika and Vaiśākha ceremony.
Issued by and to: king; Balabhadra Thāpā
Place: Manakāmanā; Manakāmanā Pūjā Guṭhī; Śākta
Donor, king: Rāja Guṭhī
Type of endowment: land and cash
Region of endowment: Phyākagāon
Purpose of endowment: to celebrate the ritual ceremony of the deity
Amount of endowment: 2 kheta and 100 rupees

Date

Date: VS 1899 Caitra dark 5 Tuesday
Further details:
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 25.00; 8.00; 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; Book no. 2 Bha. Gu. La. Ta. Ms. no. 308
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 24/01/1994 as NGMPP K 353/13
Running no., exposures: K 21601; 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 2/12/20, 12:00 AM; 12/5/22, 7:51 AM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: kheta

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