Artifact
Naina Devi copper plate
also Tamar patar of Naina Devi
A copper plate in Anandpur script attributed to Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, instructing followers to recognise a priest named Bhadia.[Mann]
- Date
- Undated. Around 1700 by genealogy
- Held by
- Family of priests at Naina Devi temple
- Location
- Naina Devi, India
- Provenance
- Attributed
- Status: Private collection
- Gurinder Singh Mann (2008) says the plate was shown to him there in summer 2000 and prints a photograph.
Contemporary Sikh writing does not mention it. A little-known text, the Sudharam Marag Granth, tells of Guru Ji's visit to the temple and gift of a plate to Bhadia.
What is disputed
- Authenticity
Mann presents this as an attribution and calls for study. No independent assessment was found.[Mann]
See it online
The copper plate shown at Naina Devi to Gurinder Singh Mann in 2000 and attributed to Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. It is undated, and Mann places it around 1700 by genealogy.
Unknown maker (attributed to Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji), Undated. c. 1700. Priests of Naina Devi temple (per Mann, 2008). Public domain. Source
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