This is a text called Upanayana Vidhi. It is also called Chuda Karma Vidhi. It is a Hindu life cycle ritual ritual performed for a boy at early age to admit him as a valid family member authorizing him to perform all kinds of rituals. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format o...
This is a Puja ritual of Kalika or Durga. This Puja process is the brief ritual . It is in Sanskrit. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 20, Series Level: 51 files, File Level: 16 Vol of 6 folios, Item Level: Paper folios 6. Owner(s...
Tarpaṇa is a term in the Vedic practice which refers to an offering made to divine entities. It refers to the act of the offering as well as the substance used in the offering itself. It describes about the Vidhi. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: ...
The Brahmanda Purana Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa] is a Sanskrit text and one of the eighteen major Puranas. It is among the oldest Puranas, the earliest core of the text may be from the 4th-century CE, continuously edited thereafter over time and it exists in numerous versions. The Br...
Lalitopakhyana is a part of the Brahmanda Purana [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa] which is written as the dialogue between Hayagreeva and Sage Agastya. “Upakhyana” literally means narrative or story. Here, when we say “Lalitopakhyana” (Lalita + Upakhyana), it means “The Great Narrative of Lalita”. It is a...
It is an astrological text that predicts future on the basis of one's zodiac sign. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 20, Series Level: 51 files, File Level: 20 Vol of 4 folios, Item Level: Paper folios 4. Owner(s) of original mate...
The Samhita in the Shukla Yajurveda is called Vajasaneyi Samhita. The name Vajasaneyi is derived from Vajasaneya, patronymic of sage Yajnavalkya, and the founder of the Vajasaneyi branch. This is a text that integrates Mantras from Vajasanehi Samhita in marriage ritual. Custodial history: Perso...
It is a astrological text. It is composed in Sanskrit and uses Devanagari script. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 20, Series Level: 51 files, File Level: 22 Vol of 5 folios, Item Level: Paper folios 5. Owner(s) of original mater...
Prabodha Chandrodaya or 'Rise of the Moon of Knowledge,' is a Sanskrit Drama written by Krishna Mishra. It is a play in six acts dating from about the end of the eleventh century, deserves special attention as one of the most remarkable products of Indian literature. Though an allegorical piece ...
This is Stotra of Holy Bagmati River. It is composed by Pradyumna in Sanskrit. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 20, Series Level: 51 files, File Level: 24 Vol of 3 folios, Item Level: Paper folios 3. Owner(s) of original material...