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This Tamil palm-leaf manuscript is from Point- pedro, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is estimated to be from the period between 1801- 1899. It contains details related to medicinal practices. The protective cover is not found.The pages are in good condition and it is written in Tamil. Extent:...
This Tamil palm-leaf manuscript is from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The writer, year of this manuscript is unknown. It is estimated to be from the period between 1801- 1899. It addresses rituals and arts connected to dealing with snake poisoning. Practices that may be categorised as 'magical' a...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. This palmleaf manuscript written by Civaliṅkam addresses the areas of Magic, sorcery, theurgy. These are practices with a long heritage in Batticaloa as know from the recurring terms for such practices such as mantir...
This palmleaf manuscript titled Vayiravaṉ mantiram, from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. It specifically addresses the worship of the traditional protector deity Vairavaṉ. This deity is extremely common among Tamil speaking communities all over the world. The deity, usually found in the entrance o...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Eastern region, Sri Lanka. This manuscript is written in Tamil script. The owner, writer and the period of this manuscript is unknown. It contains the detailed descriptions of medicines for Psoriasis, swellings, sores etc. Some pages are damaged...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript manuscript titled Cittārūṭam from Eastern region, Sri Lanka. It is estimated to be from 1801-1899. It is written in Tamil verse. This is written by Vairamuththu Paalipodi. It contains the detailed descriptions regarding the types of poisonous snakes ...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript titled Ariccantiraṉ katai, from Eastern region, Sri Lanka. It is written in Tamil verse in 1914 October 07 in Tamil script. This contains the story of Ariccantiraṉ. It also called as Ariccantiraṉ purāṇam. The manuscript is in good condition. The writ...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Eastern region, Sri Lanka. It is written in Tamil verse during the period of 1915 in Tamil script. The manuscript is written by Mayilar Vīrakkuṭṭi. This contains the summary of Mahabharatha and Vaikuntam(makāvintam) stories. The subtitles of the...
Photo album containing 93 folios of newspaper cuttings of famous monuments and celebrities. Extent: Album 2 containing 93 folios. Condition of original material: Endangered condition. The folios are separated from the album, Deterioration of the album caused by insects. Several Photographs are...
Photographs and Clippings of Landscapes, Celebrities and Gods.
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Photo album containing 52 folios of newspaper cuttings of famous People, Landscapes and Gods. Extent: Album 3 containing 52 folios. Condition of original material: Deterioration of the album caused due to time. Several Photographs are faded due to poor maintanence of the Photo Album. Author(s...
