A votive inscription on the backside of the Hayagrīva-Bhairava mask of the Buṅgadyaḥ chariot by Samīrarāja Śākya (NS 1132)

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Identifier: NHDP_0001_0155
Title: A votive inscription on the backside of the Hayagrīva-Bhairava mask of the Buṅgadyaḥ chariot by Samīrarāja Śākya (NS 1132)
Type, original: Inscription; original

Content

Abstract: This votive inscription records the donation of the Hayagrīva-Bhairava mask for the main beam of the Buṅgadyaḥ chariot by Samīrarāja Śākya and his family in memory of his grandfather and father.
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Date

Date: NS 1132 Vaiśākha bright 1 Sunday
Further details: Date is further specified as 10th solar day of Vaiśākha, VS 2069
Converted: 2012

Script and language

Language, script: Newari & Sanskrit; Newari ; Pracalita

Physical appearance

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No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: metal; none; red (painted)
Condition: good, partly corroded; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Guṭhī Saṃsthāna Office, Taḥ Bāhāḥ; 85.32289037045501,27.670370209509155; none
Source and details: NHDP catalogue entry; own assessment; Photographed by NHDP on 04/05/2022 as LAL0001_I_029
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Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 4/5/23, 2:19 PM; 4/5/23, 2:19 PM; 21
Notes:

DANAM catalogue entry: 0942ceb1-e424-4cb0-a635-16b6ae8215d2

Type of writing support: Engraved on a metal plate attached to the backside of the Hayagrīva-Bhairava mask on the main beam of the Buṅgadyaḥ chariot.

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