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A marble inscription at Makhaṃ Bahī, Makhaṃ, Kathmandu, recording the decoration of the seat of the Bahī’s main deity with marble and tiles (VS 2032)

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Identifier: NHDP_0001_0332
Title: A marble inscription at Makhaṃ Bahī, Makhaṃ, Kathmandu, recording the decoration of the seat of the Bahī’s main deity with marble and tiles (VS 2032)
Type, original: Inscription; original

Content

Abstract: Marble tiles were set on the seat of the Bahī’s main deity while tiles were set on the inner walls of the sanctum.
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Date

Date: VS 2032 Mārgaśīrṣa (Maṅsira) unspecified unspecified unspecified
Further details:
Converted: 1975

Script and language

Language, script: Newari; Newari

Physical appearance

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No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: marble; unspecified; white
Condition: good; some parts are covered by substances.; incomplete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Makhaṃ Bahī, Makhaṃ, Kathmandu; 85.30871313611567,27.705382984785132; unspecified
Source and details: NHDP catalogue entry; own assessment; Photographed by NHDP on 12/01/2023 as: KAT1480_I_015
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Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 4/28/26, 7:30 AM; 4/28/26, 7:30 AM; 28
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