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A lagata from Priest Dhanavīra Siṃha Bā̃ḍā recording a silver ornament offered to Svayambhū (VS 1952)

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Identifier: K_0658_0009
Title: A lagata from Priest Dhanavīra Siṃha Bā̃ḍā recording a silver ornament offered to Svayambhū (VS 1952)
Type, original: lagata; original

Content

Abstract: This document keeps the record of the offering of the ornament mentioned dedicated to the deity by a devotee on the day of Kārttika śudi 15, Saturday.
Issued by and to: Priest Dhanavīra Siṃha Bā̃ḍā
Place: Svayambhū
Donor, king:
Type of endowment:
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment: a silver ketakīpatra with copper stem weighing /11 tolās in the mohara standard

Date

Date: VS 1952 Mārgaśīrṣa dark 6 Friday
Further details: card gives date as: "NS 1015"
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 33; 5; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: dim; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; card no. 106; Po. no. 8
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 21/03/1999 as NGMPP K 658/9
Running no., exposures: K 44143; 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 6/26/20, 12:00 AM; 1/20/22, 11:36 AM; 18
Notes:
Technical terms: tolā, mohara

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