Extent and format of original material: Palm-leaf manuscript, 136 leaves. Physical characteristics: L 27 cm, W 2.5 cm. Author(s) of original material: Unknown.
This palm-leaf manuscript is a sorcery/ thaumaturgy work from Nallur, Sri Lanka. It is written in both Tamil and Grantha scripts. On the basis of linguistic analysis, it could be dated to early or before 18th century. The work details the art of exercising and evoking paranormal powers by means ...
This is a palm-leaf manuscript is a religious work from Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It contains text related to Shakta and Tantric traditions of Hinduism and details goddess worship and practice. Extent and format of original material: Palm-leaf manuscript, 218 leaves. Physical characteristics: L 17 cm...
This palm-leaf manuscript is a religious work from Nallur, Sri Lanka. It contains the methods of worship of Murukaṉ (one of the principal deities in the Hindu pantheon). Extent and format of original material: Palm-leaf manuscript, 114 leaves. Physical characteristics: L 36 cm, W 2.5 cm.
தமிழ் பாடல், புராண அல்லது மருத்துவச் சுவடிகள் [19th century]
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This palm-leaf manuscript contains two different works written in both Tamil and Grantha script. The Tamil work is written in poetic style and thus could be a song or a mythological text from the 19th century. The latter part of the manuscript is written in Grantha script. Extent and format of ...
This palm-leaf manuscript is a religious work from Nallur, Sri Lanka. The text is written in Grantha script. It contains text regarding the Lord Vināyakar (one of the principal deities in the Hindu pantheon) and the name order of the 16 types of incarnations of Vināyakar. It also contains incant...
சமய/ மந்திர நூல் [பிள்ளையார் காப்பு/ மந்திரங்கள்] [16th century-20th century]
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This palm-leaf manuscript includes two different works from Nallur, Sri Lanka. The very first page that contains the title of the work is illegible due to the deteriorating condition of the script. However, the first part of the manuscript is written in Tamil and could be dated to the late 18th ...