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1. EAP1056/4/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1056/4/1
Title:
Thirunāvukkaracar thēvāraṅkaḻ (Hymns by Thirunavukarasar) [19th century-20th century]
Scope & Content:
The material is a palm-leaf manuscript from Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is a copy of popular Tamil Saivite hymns sung by Thirunavukkarasar Nayanar (7th century, Tamil Nadu, India). It is Tamil verse written in 19th/20th century. Extent and format of original material: Palm-leaf manuscript, 162 leaves...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
162 TIFF images

2. EAP1056/11/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1056/11/6
Title:
முருகன் பாடல் [18th century-19th century]
Scope & Content:
This material is a palm-leaf manuscript from Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is a Tamil verse work written in 18th/19th century Tamil script. It contains songs or hymns praising the Hindu god, Murukaṉ. This may possibly be a copy of the well-known work, Kanthapuranam, however, detailed reading is needed ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
276 TIFF images

3. EAP1056/11/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1056/11/7
Title:
திருவிளையாடல் புராணம் [18th century-19th century]
Scope & Content:
This material is a palm-leaf manuscript from Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is a Tamil verse work written in 18th/19th century Tamil script. It contains songs or hymns praising the Hindu god, Sivan. This is part of the well known Thiruvilayadal puranam. Extent and format of original material: Palm-leaf ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
408 TIFF images

4. EAP1056/14/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1056/14/12
Title:
சுப்பிரமணிய சுவாமி அகஸ்தியருக்கு அருளிச் செய்த பாடல்கள் [18th century]
Scope & Content:
This is a palm-leaf manuscript from Jaffna, Sri Lanka written in Tamil verse. It contains songs claimed to be gifted by Murgan, a Hindu diety to Akathiyar, an important religious/literature figure. Extent and format of original material: Palm-leaf manuscript, 362 leaves. Physical characteristi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
362 TIFF images

5. EAP1056/14/22

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1056/14/22
Title:
தமிழ் பாடல், புராண அல்லது மருத்துவச் சுவடிகள் [19th century]
Scope & Content:
This palm-leaf manuscript contains two different works written in both Tamil and Grantha script. The Tamil work is written in poetic style and thus could be a song or a mythological text from the 19th century. The latter part of the manuscript is written in Grantha script. Extent and format of ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit and Tamil
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
278 TIFF images

6. EAP1056/14/23

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1056/14/23
Title:
அடிமுடி தேடிய படலம் [19th century-20th century]
Scope & Content:
This palm-leaf manuscript contains two different works. The first is a rare folk literary work from Nallur, Sri Lanka. It is written in Tamil in a poetic style and is from the 19th century. On the basis of semantic analysis, it could be a folk story told through poems. Due to the references to t...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
308 TIFF images

7. EAP1056/14/29

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1056/14/29
Title:
இலக்கிய நூல் [18th century]
Scope & Content:
This palm-leaf manuscript is a literary work from Nallur, Sri Lanka. It is written in Tamil in poetic style and is from the 18th century. The text contains poems and songs. Extent and format of original material: Palm-leaf manuscript, 034 leaves. Physical characteristics: L 27 cm, W 3.5 cm.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
34 TIFF images

8. EAP1056/14/47

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1056/14/47
Title:
சமய/ மந்திர நூல் [பிள்ளையார் காப்பு/ மந்திரங்கள்] [16th century-20th century]
Scope & Content:
This palm-leaf manuscript includes two different works from Nallur, Sri Lanka. The very first page that contains the title of the work is illegible due to the deteriorating condition of the script. However, the first part of the manuscript is written in Tamil and could be dated to the late 18th ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit and Tamil
Date Range:
16th century-20th century
Extent:
74 TIFF images

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