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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1023/28/9
Title:: तन्त्रसार
Scope & Content:: This text is a Hindu Tantra written by Krishnananda Vidya Vagish Bhattacharya. The imagery and worship of Kālī is a major theme of the Tantrasāra of Śrī Kṛṣṇānanda Vidyavāgīśa of Bengal, who lived around the sixteenth century. There is a legend that Krishnananda was the first exponent of the wor...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 261 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1031/4
Title:: Dr Rajarshi Ghose Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection belongs to Dr. Rajarshi Ghose (Kolkata, India). It is a private collection with rare books, chapbooks, pamphlets, and periodicals in Urdu, Nepali, Bangla, Sanskrit, Farsi, Hindi, Rajasthani and Bhojpuri. Dr. Rajarshi Ghose is an Assistant Professor in History at the Centre for St...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bengali, Bhojpuri, English, Hindi, Nepali, Persian, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, and Urdu
Date Range:: 1800-1999
Extent:: 42852 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1031/4/1
Title:: Dr. Rajarshi Ghose Collection of Rare Books
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bengali, Bhojpuri, English, Hindi, Persian, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, and Urdu
Date Range:: 1800-1999
Extent:: 42852 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1039/1
Title:: Sanskrit and Malayalam Manuscripts from the Thrissur Monastic Complex
Scope & Content:: This collection adds up the general manuscripts collection of the Vadakke Madham Brahmaswam (B-), which is the result of the accretion, at various periods of time, of manuscripts from the four Śaṅkaran monastic institutions of the city of Thrissur (Central Kerala), as well as various other small...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Malayalam and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1600-1920
Extent:: 54 files containing 11931 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1039/1/18
Title:: തൃശ്ശൂർ സംസ്ക്കാര സംബന്ധിയായ സാമഗ്രികൾ അടങ്ങിയ ഗ്രന്ഥം
Scope & Content:: A very important bundle, containing a variety of texts (most of them totally unstudied) related to the Thrissur monastic traditions: hagiography, doctrine, ritual, etc. This is a unique document, which needs to be studied in its own right. The date of copy is unfortunately not known. Custodial ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Malayalam and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1700-1850
Extent:: 305 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1039/1/45
Title:: ഭാഗവതപുരാണം
Scope & Content:: A hitherto unknown copy of the famous South Indian mythological poem. This copy covers books (skandha) 5 to 9. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent and format of original material: 172 leaves (1 blank). Physical characteristics: Size: W 4.3 L 47. 2 string holes; 2 wooden c...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1700-1850
Extent:: 395 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1039/1/48
Title:: ശ്രേഷ്ഠമായ ഹൈന്ദവ കൃതികളും ആചാര നിർദ്ദേശങ്ങളും അടങ്ങിയ ഗ്രന്ഥം
Scope & Content:: A composite bundle containing several classical texts of Hinduism, as well as instruction for the performance of the Vedic Agnihotra-rite. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent and format of original material: 119 leaves. Physical characteristics: Size: W 5 L 16. 2 string h...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1700-1850
Extent:: 250 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1042/3
Title:: Abdou Khadre Souane Collection
Scope & Content:: The collection consists of several short poems in Mandinka Ajami. Extent and format of original material: 1 file.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Mandinka
Date Range:: Late 20th century
Extent:: 13 TIFF images

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