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This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled ‘Tirumurukāṟṟu’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The manuscript is severely damaged and deteriorated, rendering the text illegible; thus it is difficult to determine the author and exact age of the manuscript. However, it is estimated to be f...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled ‘Tirukōṇamalai antāti’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This manuscript is written by Sithamparanathan Subramaniam Arumugam on 10th January. Antāti is a literary form. It contains the beginning of a particular story in one song and the story’...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled ‘ Vaḷamai pattati’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This manuscript is written by Velayutha Mudaliyar Arunachalapillai between 1846- 1848. ‘Pattati’ is a constitution of rules and regulations in a temple. This manuscript contains the ‘pattati...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled ‘ Caiva nūṟtiraṭṭu’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This manuscript is written by V. Namasivayam in1853. This manuscript contains details of the temples in Trincomalee. It includes Vicālāṭci am'māṇai, vicālāṭci am'maṉ pēril eccarikkai, vicāl...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled ‘ Muttukkumāracuvāmi poṉṉūñcal’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This manuscript is written by T. Saravanamuththupillai. it is difficult to determine the exact age of the manuscript. However, it is estimated to be from 1801-1899. This manuscr...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The manuscript is severely damaged and deteriorated, rendering the text illegible; thus it is difficult to determine the author and exact age of the manuscript. However, it is estimated to be from 1801-1899. This man...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The manuscript is severely damaged and deteriorated, rendering the text illegible; thus it is difficult to determine the author, and exact age of the manuscript. However, it is estimated to be from 1801-1899. This ma...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This manuscript is written by Subramaniya Kurukkal. It is difficult to determine the exact age of the manuscript. However, it is estimated to be from 1801-1899. This manuscript is about Tiruvūñcaṟpāṭṭu. It contains W...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This manuscript written by Jaanamuththu Podi on 25th April 1915. This manuscript is about the story of Chithra Gupthan. Chithra Gupthan is the writer of Yamadharma. It contains the duties and responsibilities of Chit...
This material is a Sanskrit palm-leaf manuscript titled Vāṉiyal cāstiram from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This manuscript is written on January 1856. This manuscript is severely damaged and deteriorated, rendering the text illegible, thus it is difficult to determine the author of the manuscrip...
