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Project / Collection Private Collections of Palm-Leaf Manuscripts from the Tamil Country Subject Rites and Ceremonies Place Tamil Nadu, India

1. EAP1294/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1
Title:
Kalliṭaikuṟicci collection
Scope & Content:
These bundles contain different kinds of works (theology, philosophy, poetry, medical texts, Pāninian Grammar, Śrīvaiṣṇava treatise, Śrīvaiṣṇava poetry, Dharmaśāstra, Citrakāvyam, Kāvya, Mīmāṃsā, vedic, Pramāṇa, Vyākaraṇa etc.) in Sanskrit, Tamil and Manipravala. Extent: 108 bundles of palm-lea...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Manipravalam, Sanskrit, and Tamil
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
13380 TIFF images

2. EAP1294/1/14

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/14
Title:
Bhūtāveśalakṣaṇam
Scope & Content:
Collection of various ritual texts such as the bhūtāveśalakṣaṇaṃ . Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript with 138 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 37 cm x W 2.8 cm x H 8.5 cm. Condition of original material: The leaves are in good condition but several leaves are missing. Author(s)...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
140 TIFF images

3. EAP1294/1/24

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/24
Title:
A ritual text in Sanskrit - 2
Scope & Content:
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This is a ritual text that deals with death and other rites. Extent: A bundle of 105 palm-leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 48 cm x W 3.5 cm x H 5.7 cm. Condition of original material: Damaged condition (broken leaves with missi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
107 TIFF images

4. EAP1294/1/41

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/41
Title:
Tarkasaṃgraha nirukti
Scope & Content:
This bundle contains a work on logic and a ritual text in Sanskrit. Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript with 39 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 39 cm x W 3.3 cm x H 2.3 cm. Condition of original material: Partly damaged, composite manuscript. Author(s)/Creator(s): Annambhaṭṭa an...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
41 TIFF images

5. EAP1294/1/60

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/60
Title:
Three Sanskrit texts
Scope & Content:
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This bundle contains different types of Sanskrit texts (literature, rituals, and more rituals). Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript with 25 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 36.2cm x W 3 cm x H 1.5 cm. Condition of original material: D...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
25 TIFF images

6. EAP1294/1/62

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/62
Title:
Miscellanea
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Manipravalam, Sanskrit, and Tamil
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
104 TIFF images

7. EAP1294/1/63

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/63
Title:
Āraṇapustakam
Scope & Content:
This looks like a manual on Vedic rituals. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript with 86 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 45 cm x W 3.5 cm x H 4.5 cm. Condition of original material: Some of the leaves are badly damaged (broken, insect bites), while a few others seem less so. Aut...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
89 TIFF images

8. EAP1294/1/68

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/68
Title:
mūṇāvatu aṣṭakam
Scope & Content:
This seems like an extract from the Saṃhitās. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 106 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 42.5 cm x W 3.3 cm x H 5.5 cm. Condition of original material: Partly damaged bundle (insect bites, broken leaves) but the writing is still more or less legi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
108 TIFF images

9. EAP1294/1/69

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/69
Title:
Prayogacandrikā
Scope & Content:
This seems to be a practice manual of the Dharmaśāstras. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 95 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 39 cm x W 3.3 cm x H 5 cm. Condition of original material: Damaged leaves in general, but some are intact. This looks like a composite manuscript. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
100 TIFF images

10. EAP1294/1/71

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/71
Title:
Gṛhyaṃ vyākhyānaṃ - Tātparyadarśanaṃ sudarśanasūrikṛtaṃ
Scope & Content:
This is a commentary on a treatise on domestic rites. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 93 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 42 cm x W 2.8 cm x H 4.5 cm. Condition of original material: Partly damaged bundle (a few broken leaves). Author(s)/Creator(s): Sudarśana Sūri. Scri...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
95 TIFF images