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This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The author, period of this manuscript is unknown but it is estimated to be from 1900-1950. This manuscript addresses about Cōtiṭa - jātaka alaṅkāram (astrology). It contains the birth chart of Sellapillai generation...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled ‘Kuṇavākaṭam’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The period of this manuscript is unknown but it is estimated to be from 1801-1899. This manuscript is written by Seenithampi in Batticaloa. This manuscripy belongs to Sinnalamma, Karisaalamma. Th...
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 1901...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Vantharumoolai, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The author, period of this manuscript is unknown but it is estimated to be from 1901-1999. This palm-leaf manuscript is related to Medicine. It mostly contains detailed descriptions of oil treatments ...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled ‘Kuṇavākaṭam’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The author, period of this manuscript is unknown but it is estimated between the period 1801-1899. This manuscript is about medicine. Kuṇavākaṭam means offering treatment by analyzing the complet...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The author, period of this manuscript is unknown but it is estimated to be from 1801-1899. This manuscript is about mantras related to ritual practices. These mantras are used in rural ritual practices such as Maṭaiv...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The author, period of this manuscript is unknown but it is estimated to be from 1901-1999. This manuscript is about magical practices. This book contains many mantras to successfully meet the challenges faced by huma...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled ‘Paripūraṇam nānūṟū’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This manuscript is written on November 1923. This manuscript is based on a book which is checked and printed by S. Muthukrishna mudali, Paramaanantha Mudali, and Kumaaramadurai mudali. Thi...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled Amutākaram (Medicine for poisoning) from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The period of this manuscript is unknown but it is estimated to be from the period between 1901-1999. It is written by Aranganathan Puthalvan. This palm-leaf manuscript rela...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled ‘Katiramalaikkātal’ from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The period of this manuscript is unknown but it is estimated to be from 1901-1999. This manuscript is written by Mathavan, son of Subrumaniyar. This manuscript belongs to V. Kirudinan.This ...
