A copperplate inscription at Pintu Bahī in Patan re the observance of aṣṭamī vrata and offering of an ilāṃ (NS 1049)

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Identifier: NHDP_0001_0061
Title: A copperplate inscription at Pintu Bahī in Patan re the observance of aṣṭamī vrata and offering of an ilāṃ (NS 1049)
Type, original: Inscription; Original

Content

Abstract:

This inscription records the Saṃlhu Guthi organizing pilgrimage to various holy sites and conducting a religious fasting ceremony. It also records the offering of a brass ilāṃ to a caitya in front of the main sanctum of Pintu Bahī in NS 1049 (1928 CE).

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Date

Date: NS 1049 Mārgaśīrṣa (Maṅsira) Bright fortnight 14 Sunday
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Converted: 1928

Script and language

Language, script: Hybrid-Sanskrit,Newari; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: cm
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Material, binding, and colour: Metal/copper ; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: Covered by substance; Patches of paint can be seen at many places.; Complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Pintu Bahī, north of Nāga Bāhāḥ, Lalitpur; 85.32497717107339,27.67795752059237; unspecified
Source and details: DOI of image(s): https://doi.org/10.11588/heidicon/1256952; Photographed by NHDP as: LAL0970_I_004
Running no., exposures: 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 4/16/21, 12:00 AM; 4/29/21, 7:34 AM; 18
Notes:

DANAM catalogue entry: caa0691a-cb66-4aa0-93a4-2fe791252f66

Type of writing support: Copper-plate; The copperplate is nailed to a wooden beam.

Text legibility: Legible;

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