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This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled ‘Pārata am'māṉai’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This manuscript is written by Pattaṉ vēli from Batticaloa in 1737. Pārata am'māṉai is about songs that are sung in am'māṉai mettu. This manuscript contains 198 pages. The protective cover is ...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This manuscript is written by kathirgamapodi, son of Paalipodi on 09th July 1810 in Batticaloa. This manuscript is about magical practices. The manuscript has a warning in it, "No one shall take the manuscript withou...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Batticaloa, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. It is difficult to determine the exact age of the original manuscript. However, it is estimated to be from 1180-1899. This is written by V. Vallipuram from Batticaloa. This palm-leaf manuscript related to...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. A major part of this manuscript is severely damaged and deteriorated, rendering the text illegible, thus it is difficult to determine the exact age of the original manuscript. However, it is estimated to be 16th cent...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled ‘Piḷḷaiyār katai’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. A major part of this manuscript is damaged and deteriorated rendering the text illegible, thus it is difficult to determine the exact age, author and place of the original manuscript. However...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled ‘Pārata am'māṉai’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. A major part of this manuscript is missing rendering the text illegible, thus it is difficult to determine the exact age, author and place of the original manuscript. However, it is estimated...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled ‘Citatārūṭam-carppattiṉ viti’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The period, author of this manuscript is unknown but it is estimated to be from 1850-1899. It contains the detailed descriptions regarding the types of poisonous snakes and the me...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. A major part of this manuscript is severely damaged and deteriorated, rendering the text illegible, thus it is difficult to determine the exact age of the original manuscript. However, it is estimated to be from 1850...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled ‘63 Nāyaṉmārkaḷiṉ purāṇam’ from Northern Province, Sri Lanka. A major part of this manuscript is missing rendering the text illegible, thus it is difficult to determine the exact age, author and place of the original manuscript. However, it is...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is difficult to determine the exact age of the original manuscript. However, it is estimated to be from January 1921. This manuscript addresses about jātaka (astrology). It contains the birth, planet positions of...
