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Guthi endowment deed of a plot of land named Nāsa-kṣetra by Tha Siṃha Bhāva and associates for Indrarāja Vimāna (NS 776)

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Identifier: PCRIND_0029_0415
Title: Guthi endowment deed of a plot of land named Nāsa-kṣetra by Tha Siṃha Bhāva and associates for Indrarāja Vimāna (NS 776)
Type, original: original

Content

Abstract: This guthi deed records the endowment of a two ropanī field named Nāsa-kṣetra along with monetary contributions for the maintenance of Indrarāja Vimāna festival and associated rituals. Vijaya Siṃha Bhāva, Nā Siṃha Bhāva, Bāburāja Bhāro, Vibhu Bhāva, and Mādhava Siṃha Bhāva are the witnesses and the scribe is Kāyastha Durākha.
Issued by and to: Tha Siṃha Bhāva and associates; Indrarāja Vimāna
Place: Śrī Themī, Thimi
Donor, king:
Type of endowment:
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment:

Date

Date: NS 776 Bhādra bright 15 (pūrṇimā) unspecified
Further details:
Converted: 1655

Script and language

Language, script: Nepal Bhasa; Nepāla Lipi

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 65.00; 3.00; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: palm-leaf; loose; brown
Condition: broken; incomplete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Research Unit "Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Premodern Nepal"; Walter Rindfleisch Collection
Source and details: document itself; Digitized by the project “Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal” on 12/09/2023
Running no., exposures: 2

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 7/17/26, 12:00 AM; 7/17/26, 12:00 AM; 18
Notes: Some section of the palm leaf is missing, letters are dimmed and dark due to which reading is complicated.
Technical terms: guthi, dāna, vaṃśa

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