A copy of a lālamohara from King Pṛthvī Vīra Vikrama re rituals for Śrī Kālikā of Gorkhā Palace (VS 1942)
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- kali-fifty4-017
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-50B4-017
- Author or attribution
- Astrid Zotter, editor and translator, in collaboration with Pabitra Bajracharya
- Record type
- Reference
- Language
- Nepali / English
- Date / edition
- 2021; revised 2021-07-13
- Source / repository
- Documenta Nepalica — Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
- Access
- Open access
- Subjects
- 50 Full-Text Sources — Batch 4, November 2026; Historical ritual and temple document editions; Historical Document Editions; Government Records
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This extended edition preserves a royal replacement for an earlier endowment document that had become illegible. It confirms financing for Gorkha’s Śrī Kālī Māī and itemizes supplies for the autumn festival, spring festival and remaining aṣṭamī observances. The tables make it especially useful for studying the material organization of worship, including fabrics, food, offerings, recitations and payments. Editorial commentary compares the budgets with later lists and notes that stated expenditure exceeds the recorded regular income. The source therefore supports specific historical investigation of temple economics rather than general claims about all Kali worship. Its full modern edition and translation are available, but it must not be described as a complete facsimile of the historical witness.
Curator source KALI-50B4-017. Historical ritual and temple document editions. Research supplement dated 5 November 2026.
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17. A copy of a lālamohara from King Pṛthvī Vīra Vikrama re rituals for Śrī Kālikā of Gorkhā Palace (VS 1942)
Author/editor: Astrid Zotter, editor and translator, in collaboration with Pabitra Bajracharya | 2021; revised 2021-07-13
Type / language: Complete scholarly digital edition and English translation of a historical document | Nepali and English
This extended edition preserves a royal replacement for an earlier endowment document that had become illegible. It confirms financing for Gorkha’s Śrī Kālī Māī and itemizes supplies for the autumn festival, spring festival and remaining aṣṭamī observances. The tables make it especially useful for studying the material organization of worship, including fabrics, food, offerings, recitations and payments. Editorial commentary compares the budgets with later lists and notes that stated expenditure exceeds the recorded regular income. The source therefore supports specific historical investigation of temple economics rather than general claims about all Kali worship. Its full modern edition and translation are available, but it must not be described as a complete facsimile of the historical witness.
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Astrid Zotter, editor and translator, in collaboration with Pabitra Bajracharya. A copy of a lālamohara from King Pṛthvī Vīra Vikrama re rituals for Śrī Kālikā of Gorkhā Palace (VS 1942). Documenta Nepalica — Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. 2021; revised 2021-07-13. https://nepalica.hadw-bw.de/nepal/editions/show/3611
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