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A caitya inscription at Vatuṃ Bāhāḥ, Jora Gaṇeśa, Kathmandu, recording the construction of the caitya

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Identifier: NHDP_0001_0393
Title: A caitya inscription at Vatuṃ Bāhāḥ, Jora Gaṇeśa, Kathmandu, recording the construction of the caitya
Type, original: Inscription; original

Content

Abstract: A caitya was established in the bāhāḥ courtyard. The inscription carved on it preserves only the brief phrase “Indrakurayāta dayakā” (“made for the Indra lineage”). The date of establishment and the donor’s name are not recorded in the inscription.
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Date

Date: unspecified unspecified unspecified unspecified unspecified unspecified
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Converted: unspecefied

Script and language

Language, script: Newari; Newari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 150; 110; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: stone; unspecified; dark gray
Condition: good; incomplet

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Vatuṃ Bāhāḥ, Jora Gaṇeśa, Kathmandu; 85.30775143749634,27.701552561365006; unspecified
Source and details: KAT2120_I_002_20260123; Photographed by NHDP on 23/01/2026 as: KAT2120_I_002
Running no., exposures: 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 10/6/26, 11:05 PM; 10/6/26, 11:05 PM; 28
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