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This manuscript does not have a formal title. Comic poem (noṇṭi nāṭakam) and Medicinal tips. நொண்டி நாடகமும் மருத்துவக் குறிப்புகள். Extent: A manuscript of 30 palm-leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 33cm x W 3.5cm x H 1.8com. Condition of original material: Certain leaves ...
This manuscript does not have a formal title. Cūṭāmaṇi nikaṇṭu and Medicinal tips. சூடாமணி நிகண்டு மற்றும் மருத்துவக் குறிப்புகள். Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 86 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 34 cm x W 3.5cm x H 4.5 cm. Condition of original material: The right m...
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This bundle contains medical and astrological tips, as well as the owner's jottings. மருத்துவக் குறிப்புகள், நாடி சாஸ்த்திரம், கந்தனனுபூதி, சோதிடம். Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 89 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 29cm x W...
This Purāṇa in Tamil describes the sacred sports of Lord Śiva who came to this world out of love for his devotees. சிவபெருமான் பூலோகத்திற்கு வந்து உயிர்கள்மீது அன்புகொண்டு செய்த திருவிளையாடல்களை விளக்கும் நூல். Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript with 284 leaves. Size and dimensions of original ma...
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This bundle contains five Vaiṣṇava works. Includes Śrīvaiṣṇava poetry and Śrīvaiṣṇava treatise. Extent: A manuscript that contains 103 palm leaves of the Talipot variety (corypha Umbraculifera). Size and dimensions of original material: L 10 cm x ...
This is a Purāṇā-like praise poem on Viṣṇu. Extent: A bundle of 307 palm-leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 39.5 cm x W 2.8 cm x H 16 cm. Condition of original material: Fair condition. Author(s)/Creator(s): Unknown. Scribe(s): Unknown. Related countries: India. Related r...
This is a hagiographic text that narrates the life of Vedānta Deśika. It is also known as Śrī Vedāntācārya Vijaya. Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript with 93 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 42.5cm x W 3.5cm x H 6cm. Condition of original material: Not bad, but the later leaves a...
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This bundle contains praise-poems, commentary on mantras, etc. Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript with 102 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 47.5 cm x W 2.8 cm x H 5.5 cm. Condition of original material: Damaged leaves. Author(s)/Cre...
This manuscript does not have a formal title. Medicinal tips, astronomy, religious poems, etc. மருத்துவக் குறிப்புகள், சோதிடம், இலக்கியங்கள் (கந்தனனுபூதி, நைடதம் ஆகியவை). Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 114 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 32 cm x W 3 cm x H 6 cm. Condi...
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This bundle contains many different types of texts, including Vedāntic texts, medical tips and a retelling of the Rāmāyaṇa. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 112 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 41 cm x W 3.5 cm x H 6.5 cm. Con...
