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A toraṇa inscription at Te Bāhāḥ, Tebahal, Kathmandu, recording the offering of a toraṇa (NS 820)

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Identifier: NHDP_0001_0388
Title: A toraṇa inscription at Te Bāhāḥ, Tebahal, Kathmandu, recording the offering of a toraṇa (NS 820)
Type, original: Inscription; original

Content

Abstract: A wooden toraṇa was installed above the entrance to the garbhagṛha; however, the inscription carved on it has been worn away, and the donor’s name is no longer legible.
Issued by and to:
Place:
Donor, king:
Type of endowment:
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment:

Date

Date: NS 820 unspecified unspecified unspecified unspecified
Further details:
Converted: 1700

Script and language

Language, script: Newari; Newari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 4; 120; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: wood; unspecified; brown
Condition: Damaged; worn; incomplet

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Te Bāhāḥ, Tebahal, Kathmandu; 85.3117694157138,27.702303018700704; unspecified
Source and details: KAT0630_I_001_20260122; Photographed by NHDP on 22/01/2026 as: KAT0630_I_001
Running no., exposures: 2

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 10/2/26, 2:39 AM; 10/2/26, 2:39 AM; 28
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