A land grant copper plate of King Gīrvāṇa for supporting rituals at Dakṣiṇakālī (VS 1856)
Type, original:
land grant copper plate ; original
Content
Abstract:
This copper plate of King Gīrvāṇa endows 504 muris of land for the purpose of conducting regular and casual rituals of the deity. The failure to comply with the ritual worship will incur five kinds of heinous crimes. This copper plate bears the mohara seal of King Gīrvāṇa
Issued by and to:
King Gīrvāṇa. Y. Vikrama Śāha
Place:
Dakṣiṇakālī; Śākta
Donor, king:
King Gīrvāṇa Yuddha Vikrama Śāha
Type of endowment:
land
Region of endowment:
Pharpiṅg
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment:
504 muris
Date
Date:
VS 1856 Āśvina bright 8 Sunday
Further details:
Converted:
Script and language
Language, script:
Sanskrit; Devanagari
Physical appearance
Width, height, and unit:
54.4; 31.3; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour:
copper plate; unspecified; unspecified
Condition:
good; complete
Institution
Institution and reg. no.:
Bhadrakālī; card no. 10; Library Section
Source and details:
NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 02/06/1998 as NGMPP K 637/61
