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This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled “Māriyam'maṉ kuḷirtti katai’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. It is written by Poṉṉampalam to the request of P. Civakuru vaṇṇakkar on 28th January, 1982. This manuscript contains detailed descriptions about Māriyam'maṉ. Māriyam'maṉ is a folk ...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled “Cuntari katai/ cuntari mālai’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This manuscript is written by Moothathampi Kaathamuththu on 23rd July, 1915. This manuscript belongs to S. Kanageswari. This manuscript is a sub story of Mahabharatha. This manus...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled ‘Story of Kovalan’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This manuscript is written by Kaṇṇappōṭi son of Katirkāmappōṭi and Āvaṉāccippōṭi from Batticaloa on 3rd May 1786. This is owned by Kaṟpūrappōṭi kaṉakacapai from Batticaloa. This manuscript c...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled “Kaṇṇakiyam'maṉ kāviyam’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This manuscript is written on 24th April, 1942. The writer of this manuscript is unknown. This manuscript gives details of the glory of Ceṭṭipāḷaiyam kaṇṇaki Amman. The 10 songs of thi...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled “Kaṇṇakiyam'maṉ kāviyam’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This manuscript is written on 24th April, 1942. The writer of this manuscript is unknown. This manuscript gives details of the glory of Kaitai nakar(tāḻaṅkuṭā) Amman. The 11 songs of t...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled “Kaṇṇakiyam'maṉ kāviyam’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This manuscript is written on 24th April, 1942. The writer of this manuscript is unknown. This manuscript gives details of the glory of Tampiluvil Amman. The 14 songs of this manuscrip...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled “Kaṇṇakiyam'maṉ kāviyam’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This manuscript is written on 24th April, 1942. The writer of this manuscript is unknown. This manuscript gives details of the glory of Vaṟṟāppaḷai Amman. The 10 songs of this manuscri...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled “Kaṇṇakiyam'maṉ kāviyam’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This manuscript is written on 24th April, 1942. The writer of this manuscript is unknown. This manuscript gives details of the glory of Kaṇṇakiyam'maṉ temples in Ceṭṭipāḷaiyam, Vaṟṟāpp...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled ‘Periya vaḷḷiyam'maṉ am'māṇai’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This manuscript is written and owned by Kaṇapatippōṭi kantappōṭi on 22 May 1924. ‘Periya vaḷḷiyam'maṉ am'māṇai’ is about songs that describes the marriage of Lord Muruga with Val...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled “Makāpāratam’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. A major part of the manuscript is severely damaged and deteriorated, thus it is difficult to determine the exact age of the original manuscript. However, it is estimated to be from 1850-1899. Thi...
