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This manuscript contains many praise-poems with verses of eulogy on various deities and preceptors by śrīvaiṣṇava ācāryas such as āḷavantār, Veṅkatanātha, and so forth. Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript with 216 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 28.7 cm x W 4.3 Cm x H 23.4 Cm. Co...
This bundle contains the text of a few praise poems, and possibly the birth charts (horoscope) of a few people. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 27 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 45 cm x W 42.5 Cm x H 2.5 Cm. Condition of original material: This seems like a composite ma...
The methods of using mantras and their kinds are described. மந்திரம் செய்யும் முறைகள் விளக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. Extent: Palm-leaf bundle with 21 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 30 cm x W 2.5 cm x H 1.5 cm. Condition of original material: The left side edges in all the leaves are...
This manuscript does not have a formal title. A text with medicinal tips. மருத்துவக் குறிப்புகள். Extent: 1 bundle of 29 palm leaf manuscripts. Size and dimensions of original material: L 15cm x W 2.4cm x H 1.5cm. Condition of original material: The right half of all the leaves seem to be b...
This manuscript does not have a formal title. A text with medicinal tips. மருத்துவக் குறிப்புகள். Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript with 122 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 19cm x W 3cm x H 6 cm. Condition of original material: A lot of leaves are broken. Author(s)/Creator...
This manuscript does not have a formal title. Tantric mantras and worship (of Śiva as the Lord of Cidambara). The bundle contains works in Tamil and Sanskrit. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 44 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 28.5 cm x W 3.5 cm x H 2.2 cm. Condition of ...
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This bundle contains mantras, medical tips and astrology. மந்திரம், மருத்துவக் குறிப்புகள் மற்றும் சோதிடம் ஆகியவை விளக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. Extent: A manuscript with 80 palm leaves leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 35.5cm x W 3cm x H 3...
This looks like a astrological treatise that sets the rules on how to make matches according to horoscopes. சோதிடம். Extent: A manuscript of palm-leaves of 19 leaves + 1 cover leaf. Size and dimensions of original material: L 37 cm x W 2.5 cm x H 5 cm. Condition of original material: The cov...
This manuscript does not have a formal title. A text with medicinal tips. மருத்துவக்குறிப்புகள். Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript with 125 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 41 cm x W 3 cm x H 4 cm. Condition of original material: Certain leaves have broken edges. Author(s)/...
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This is the Tamil version of the Mahābhārata. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript with 596 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 42 cm x W 2.5 cm x H 15 cm. Condition of original material: Badly damaged bundle, incomplete too. Author(s)...
