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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1023/20/14
Title:: गायत्री जप बिधान
Scope & Content:: Gāyatrī Mantra, also known as the Sāvitrī Mantra, is a highly revered mantra from Rig Veda [Rgveda] dedicated to the Sun. Gāyatrī is the name of the Vedic meter in which the verse is composed. Its recitation is traditionally preceded by oṃThis is a manuscript that deals with the rules and proces...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 24 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1023/20/15
Title:: कर्णभेद
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 7 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1023/20/16
Title:: कालिका पुजा बिधि
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 7 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1023/20/17
Title:: तर्पण बिधि
Scope & Content:: 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: ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 16th century
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1023/20/18
Title:: ब्रह्माण्ड पुराण
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 16th century
Extent:: 369 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1023/20/19
Title:: ललिताख्यान
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 16th century
Extent:: 108 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1023/20/20
Title:: राशीजन्मफल
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 5 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1023/20/21
Title:: वजसनेही विवाह संहिता
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 31 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1023/20/22
Title:: संवत्सर फल
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 6 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1023/20/23
Title:: प्रबोध चन्द्रोदय
Scope & Content:: 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 ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 36 TIFF images

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