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This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The period of this manuscript is unknown but it is estimated to be from the period between 1701-1799.The first and last pages of this palm-leaf manuscript are missing. From the remaining pages it is possible to ascer...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The period of this manuscript is unknown but it is estimated to be from the period between 1701-1799. This palm-leaf manuscript addresses subjects related to medicine. In the Tamil number system it consists of pages ...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled ' Maruttuva vākaṭam' from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. his was authored by Murukappaṉ Periyatampi in 1791 in Muṉaikkāṭu.This palm-leaf manuscript is a medical text. It outlines the nature and cure of diseases. It mentions medicinal powders, ...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This palmleaf manuscript consists of the legend of vaḷḷiyammaṉ ammāṉai or the goddess vaḷḷi who was passionately pursued by and was married to the lord murukaṉ. This well known Tamil legend was written in this man...
This palm-leaf manuscript titled Vataṉamār kāviyam is from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.The period of this manuscript is unknown but it is estimated to be from the period between 1901- 1950. This palm-leaf manuscript was written by Kācinātaṉ cāmittampi. The 24 pages that remain consist of ritual...
This palm-leaf manuscript titled Periyatampirāṉ kāviyam is from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This epic text was writen by Vīrakkuṭṭi Mūttavaṉ of Tāḻaṅkuṭā on December 15th 1916, the first day of the Tamil month of mārkaḻi the periyatampirāṉ kāviyam was written. On 25th October 1926, the 9th ...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled Vaṟṟāppaḷai am'maṉ kāviyam from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The period of this manuscript is unknown but it is estimated to be from the period between 1901- 1950. This palmleaf manuscript is an epic text. Srī Viṣṉu Kāviyam and Vaṟṟāppalaiy...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The period of this manuscript is unknown but it is estimated to be from the period between 1901- 1950. This palmleaf manuscript is long although it is only four pages. It is titled as the Law of Nī.Pa. Tampaiyaṉ. It...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This is an astrological chart of Sharmila of Ambilanthurai who was born on November 6th in 2001 at 8:41 AM. It was written by Velan Ganapathy. It consists of a prayer to god, the position of the planets and the stars...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The period of this manuscript is unknown but it is estimated to be from the period between 1901- 1950. This palm-leaf manuscript primarily consists of the texts of akaval, which refers to the renditions of invocation...
