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An executive order from the premier allocating land for kusle musical instrumentalists of Lalitapur's Śrī Viṣṇudevī (VS 1906)

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Identifier: K_0282_0063
Title: An executive order from the premier allocating land for kusle musical instrumentalists of Lalitapur's Śrī Viṣṇudevī (VS 1906)
Type, original: executive order of the premier; original

Content

Abstract: This document allocates the land to the instrumentalists of the Viṣṇudevī deity for purpose of playing the daily musical instruments at the temple for which they are assigned.
Issued by and to: premier; Kusle musical instrumentalists
Place: Pāngā, Lalitapura; Viṣṇudevī; Śākta
Donor, king: Premier Jaṅga Bd. Kunwara Rāṇā; ruler
Type of endowment: land
Region of endowment: Kirtipur, Lalitapur
Purpose of endowment: to play on musical instruments
Amount of endowment: 25 ropanis

Date

Date: VS 1906 Māgha bright unspecified Wednesday
Further details:
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 24.50; 43.50; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: fair (damaged by moth); complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; Bha. Gu. Bam. Po. no. 15
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 29/12/1992 as NGMPP K 282/63
Running no., exposures: K 17356; 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 3/5/20, 12:00 AM; 9/15/22, 8:38 AM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: kusle, ropanī

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