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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1217/1/2589
Title:: திருவாதவூரர் புராணம்
Scope & Content:: This Manuscript dealt with life of Manikkavachakar alis Thiruvathavurar, one among the four Saiva Saints. The work explains his live as minister service, thirupperunthurai temple construction, horse purchasing, etc,. This work consists 544 stanzas. திருவாதவூரர் என்று சொல்லப்படுகின்ற சைவக் குரவர...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 202

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1217/1/2633
Title:: திருவாதவூரர் புராணம்
Scope & Content:: This Manuscript dealt with life of Manikkavachakar alis Thiruvathavurar, one among the four Saiva Saints. The work explains his life as minister service, thirupperunthurai temple construction, horse purchasing, etc,. It has 541 stanzas. திருவாதவூரர் என்று சொல்லப்படுகின்ற சைவக் குரவர் நால்வரில் ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 234

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1221/1/1/20
Title:: དཔེ་ཆ
Scope & Content:: A handwritten unbound Tibetan text (pecha) on handmade paper. In Tibetan dbu chen (Uchen) script. A text for a ritual offering for three gods, probably the local gods Dorje Chenmo and her two sisters Dorje Yudon, Dorje Choedon The text refers to Dorje Chenmo, the protector of many monasteries in ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tibetan
Date Range:: Late 19th century
Extent:: 16

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1221/8/2/3
Title:: ཕུར་བ་
Scope & Content:: A three sided brass dagger (phur ba or dorje phur ba) wrapped in cloth. Though the face of the deity is no longer clearly recognisable, the small horse head at the top of the handle indicates this is the wrathful protector deity Hayagriva (Tib.རྟ་མགྲིན་ Wylie rta mgrin), commonly invoked in Tantr...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tibetan
Date Range:: Early 19th century
Extent:: 1

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1221/13/1/27
Title:: དཔེ་ཆ
Scope & Content:: A handwritten Tibetan text (pecha) on modern paper. In "headed" Tibetan dbu chen (Uchen) script. A tantric ritual involving the construction of a large three sided torma (ཟོར) as a weapon to be used against evil spirits. ཟོར་ལམ་བཞུགས་སོ། ཟོར a large malign torma, magic weapon ལམ the road or way o...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tibetan
Date Range:: Late 20th century
Extent:: 16

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1221/20/1/13
Title:: A text in the form of a long paper scroll with images and text
Scope & Content:: An untitled text. A long woodblock printed roll containing numerous signs and symbols, The eight auspicious Tibetansymbols; images of Boddhisatvas, daggers, animals like snakes, birds rabbits dogs and horse; the sun and moon. Extent: One text in the form of a long thin paper scroll. Size and dim...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tibetan
Date Range:: Late 19th century
Extent:: 10

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1221/21/2/2
Title:: Two horns
Scope & Content:: Two animal horns. According to the owner, these are the horns of mythical creatures. Both coming from the realm of the nagas and originally from Tibet. Two rare and special objects, used for rituals and blessings. The twisted black horn, covered in leather, the horn of a "water horse" (water unic...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tibetan
Date Range:: Early 19th century
Extent:: 12

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1221/22/2/1
Title:: དཔར་ཤིང
Scope & Content:: A wooden block, carved with dozens of figures and symbols, used for making imprints of figures or symbols into tantric ritual offerings made from tsampa (barley dough). The figure on the horse is called Tarak mi rak (tib. རྟ་རག་མི་རག wylie. rta rag mi rag). Extent: One wooden dough mould. Size a...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tibetan
Date Range:: Mid 19th century
Extent:: 11

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1222/1/18/76
Title:: [A collection of invoices and contractors' receipts addressed to Fr. Guitot, Procurator General of the Jaffna Bishop's House. Some documents concern the building of a library or the purchase of Mass wine, animal food, and bulls for bullock carts. (1935-1948) ]
Scope & Content:: Extent: 1 set containing 60 pages. Size and dimensions of original material: H-35cm, W-25.7cm, D-1.5cm.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Sinhalese
Date Range:: 1935-1948
Extent:: 373

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1234/1/9
Title:: Plastic supports 09 [1900s-1930s]
Scope & Content:: Polypropylene box with label Soportes plásticos 09. Caja de polipropileno con etiqueta Soportes plásticos 09. Extent: 1 plastic containing 153 cellulose nitrate and acetate film negatives and 2 negatives on glass. Author(s)/Creator(s): Elias del Aguila.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1900s-1930s
Extent:: 153 TIFF images

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