A copy of a lālamohara from King Rājendra appointing Lakṣmīnātha Bhaṭṭarāī as caretaker of the guṭhī attached to Śrī Kālikā of Gorkhā (VS 1889)
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- kali-fifty4-018
- Alternate titles and import identifiers
- KALI-50B4-018
- Author or attribution
- Astrid Zotter, editor and translator; King Rājendra, historical issuer
- Record type
- Reference
- Language
- Nepali / English
- Date / edition
- 2021; revised 2023-03-06
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- Documenta Nepalica — Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
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- Open access
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- 50 Full-Text Sources — Batch 4, November 2026; Historical ritual and temple document editions; Historical Document Editions; Government Records
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This royal appointment revokes the authorization previously held by Kālu Thāpā and transfers responsibility for the Kālikā worship trust to Lakṣmīnātha Bhaṭṭarāī. It requires continuation of regular and occasional worship while permitting the appointee to retain the surplus after ritual expenses. The complete edition presents the Nepali ledger entry, English translation, scribal checking notes and historical commentary. Its particular value lies in documenting a change in personnel shortly before Hemalāla’s appointment in 1834. Together these distinct instruments show that continuity of worship did not imply continuity of administration. The commentary also explains how the Purkoṭa lands financed the goddess’s worship at Gorkha rather than constituting a separate temple cult at the estate.
Curator source KALI-50B4-018. Historical ritual and temple document editions. Research supplement dated 5 November 2026.
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18. A copy of a lālamohara from King Rājendra appointing Lakṣmīnātha Bhaṭṭarāī as caretaker of the guṭhī attached to Śrī Kālikā of Gorkhā (VS 1889)
Author/editor: Astrid Zotter, editor and translator; King Rājendra, historical issuer | 2021; revised 2023-03-06
Type / language: Complete scholarly digital edition and English translation of a historical document | Nepali and English
This royal appointment revokes the authorization previously held by Kālu Thāpā and transfers responsibility for the Kālikā worship trust to Lakṣmīnātha Bhaṭṭarāī. It requires continuation of regular and occasional worship while permitting the appointee to retain the surplus after ritual expenses. The complete edition presents the Nepali ledger entry, English translation, scribal checking notes and historical commentary. Its particular value lies in documenting a change in personnel shortly before Hemalāla’s appointment in 1834. Together these distinct instruments show that continuity of worship did not imply continuity of administration. The commentary also explains how the Purkoṭa lands financed the goddess’s worship at Gorkha rather than constituting a separate temple cult at the estate.
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Astrid Zotter, editor and translator; King Rājendra, historical issuer. A copy of a lālamohara from King Rājendra appointing Lakṣmīnātha Bhaṭṭarāī as caretaker of the guṭhī attached to Śrī Kālikā of Gorkhā (VS 1889). Documenta Nepalica — Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. 2021; revised 2023-03-06. https://nepalica.hadw-bw.de/nepal/editions/show/4611
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