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A lālamohara from the King granting kuśabirtā land to Bhima Giri for conducting the rituals and dispensing sadāvarta charity (VS 1863)

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Identifier: K_0345_0007
Title: A lālamohara from the King granting kuśabirtā land to Bhima Giri for conducting the rituals and dispensing sadāvarta charity (VS 1863)
Type, original: lālamohara; copy

Content

Abstract: This lālamohara grants the kuśabirta land donated to the Śiva Guṭhī by Makawāni king to Bhima Giri for a purpose of conducting rituals and dispensing sadāvarta charity. The land was exempted from all taxes and reconfirmed by King Girvāna in pursuance of the earlier confirmations made by King Pratāpa Siṃha and King Raṇa Bahādura Sāhā.
Issued by and to: king; Bhima Giri
Place: Makawānapur, Siddhimāsa, Bārā-Parsā; Śiva Guṭhī; Śaiva
Donor, king: Rāja Guṭhī (Makawāna king)
Type of endowment: land
Region of endowment: Nautanā, Vairiā
Purpose of endowment: to support the trust for its rituals and sadāvarta charity
Amount of endowment: 300 bighās

Date

Date: VS 1863 Pauṣa bright 3 Sunday
Further details:
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 25.00; 36.00; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: unspecified; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; card nos. 1-12; Jaisi-Koṭhā; Bha. Gu. La. Ta. Ms. no. 236
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 22/12/1993 as NGMPP K 345/7
Running no., exposures: K 21133; 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 3/5/20, 12:00 AM; 11/28/22, 2:08 PM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: kuśabirtā, bighā, sadāvarta

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