NEPAL, DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO JANUARY 1778 (SAMVAT 898)

Based on the inscription in the lower register, this paubha depicting Mahakala was commissioned by a family of thirteen in commemoration of their puja in the former Kingdom of Patan (present day Lalitapur, Kathmandu). It attests to the lighting of butter lamps; one thousand performances of water ritual; feeding of ten brahmin; worship of the Kumari; and dedication to the moon god. Each of the family members is depicted in the lower register and identified by name.