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1. EAP1023/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/8
Title:
Purushottam Lochan Shrestha Collection
Scope & Content:
This is one of 28 collections of rare medieval manuscripts digitised by the EAP1023 project team in Newār settlements in Rural Kathmandu and hill areas of Nepal. This collection contain 19 manuscripts digitised from a private collection in Bhaktapur, Nepal. The owner of the material is Purushott...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Nepali, Newari, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
16th century-18th century
Extent:
183 TIFF images

2. EAP1023/8/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/8/9
Title:
देवी महात्म्य
Scope & Content:
The Devi Mahatmya [Glory of theGoddess] is a Hindu religious text describing the Goddess as the supreme power and creator of the universe. It is part of the Markandeya Puran written sometime between 400 to 600 CE. It is also known as Durgā Saptashatī. It is one of the most important texts of Sha...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
31 TIFF images

3. EAP1023/18

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/18
Title:
Shobha Manandhar Collection
Scope & Content:
This is one of 28 collections of rare medieval manuscripts digitised by the EAP1023 project team in Newār settlements in Rural Kathmandu and hill areas of Nepal. This collection contain 28 manuscripts digitised from a private collection in Tokha, Nepal. The owner of the material is Shobha Manand...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Kiranti and Sanskrit
Date Range:
16th century-20th century
Extent:
1508 TIFF images

4. EAP1023/18/23

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/18/23
Title:
भागवत पुराण
Scope & Content:
Bhagavata Purana [Bhāgavatapurāṇa] is also known as Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahā Purāṇa. It is one of eighteen Mahapuranas in Hinduism. It promotes devotion to Krishna integrating themes from the Advaita and Dvaita philosophies. It discusses with a wide range of topics including cosmology, genealogy...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
425 TIFF images

5. EAP1023/25

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/25
Title:
Janardan Khanal Collection
Scope & Content:
This is one of 28 collections of rare medieval manuscripts digitised by the EAP1023 project team in Newār settlements in Rural Kathmandu and hill areas of Nepal. This collection contain 54 manuscripts digitised from a private collection in Kirtipur, Nepal. The owner of the material is Janardan K...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
15th century-19th century
Extent:
6317 TIFF images

6. EAP1023/25/35

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/25/35
Title:
देवी महात्म्य
Scope & Content:
The Devi Mahatmya is a Hindu religious text describing the Goddess as the supreme power and creator of the universe. It is part of the Markandeya Puran written sometime between 400 to 600 CE. It is also known as Durgā Saptashatī. It is one of the most important texts of Shaktism. It describes a ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
153 TIFF images

7. EAP1023/25/37

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/25/37
Title:
स्कन्द पुराण
Scope & Content:
The Skanda Purana [Skandapurāṇa] is the largest Mahapurana, a genre of eighteen Hindu religious texts. The text contains over 81,000 verses, and is part of Shaivite literature. It is titled after Skanda, a son of Shiva and Parvati, who is also known as Kartikeya. While the text is named after ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
107 TIFF images

8. EAP1023/25/41

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/25/41
Title:
महाभारत द्रोणपर्व
Scope & Content:
He Drona Parva in the Mahabharata [Mahābhārata] is the seventh of eighteen books of the famous Hindu epic Mahabharata [Mahābhārata]. Drona Parva traditionally has 8 sub-books and 204 chapters. But the critical edition of Drona Parva has 8 sub-books and 173 chapters. It describes the appointm...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
282 TIFF images