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A purjī directing Biṣeṭ Ḍiṭṭhā Kulamān Siṃha Sāhu provides sugar to Mahanta Vajradāsa to prepare prasāda on occassion of Śivarātrī (VS 1938)

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Identifier: K_0589_0003
Title: A purjī directing Biṣeṭ Ḍiṭṭhā Kulamān Siṃha Sāhu provides sugar to Mahanta Vajradāsa to prepare prasāda on occassion of Śivarātrī (VS 1938)
Type, original: purjī; copy

Content

Abstract: The document directs the official named to provide 2 dhārnīs of sugar to Mahanta Vajradāsa to prepare Prasāda (food offered in worship to a deity) for Mālapuvā Bhaṇḍārā (feast containing a cake cooked in ghee, given to Jogis) on the occassion of Śivarātrī.
Issued by and to: Biṣeṭ Ḍiṭṭhā Kulamāna Siṃha Sāhu
Place: Thāpāthalī; Kālamocana Ghāṭa Vairāgī Akhaṛā; Śaiva
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Date

Date: VS 1938 Phālguna bright 7 Saturday
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Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 25.50; 5.00; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: unspecified; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: fair; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; card no. 191; 3Sa. Gu. Ban. Pan. 3 Po. no. 8
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 16/05/1997 as NGMPP K 589/3
Running no., exposures: K 38917; 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 2/25/20, 12:00 AM; 11/8/21, 12:18 PM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: mahanta, prasāda, dhārnī, bhaṇḍārā, jogī, śivarātrī

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