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This palm-leaf manuscript is a religious work from Nallur, Sri Lanka. It contains mṭutyu lāṅ kūla incantations. Extent and format of original material: Palm-leaf manuscript, 294 leaves. Physical characteristics: L 25 cm, W 03 cm.
சுப்பிரமணிய சுவாமி அகஸ்தியருக்கு அருளிச் செய்த பாடல்கள் [18th century]
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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...
This palm-leaf manuscript is a religious work from Nallur, Sri Lanka. It is written in Pallava Grantha script. It contains the methods of worship of Civā (one of the principal deities in the Hindu pantheon). Extent and format of original material: Palm-leaf manuscript, 094 leaves. Physical cha...
This palm-leaf manuscript is a religious work from Nallur, Sri Lanka. It contains text related to goddess worship/ Shakti (Shakta) tradition of Hinduism. Extent and format of original material: Palm-leaf manuscript, 262 leaves. Physical characteristics: L 30 cm, W 2.5 cm.
This palm-leaf manuscript is a religious work from Nallur, Sri Lanka. It contains text related to methods of worship of Lord Civā and also incantations for Lord Vināyakar. Extent and format of original material: Palm-leaf manuscript, 76 leaves. Physical characteristics: L 32 cm, W 06 cm.
This palm-leaf manuscript is a religious work from Nallur, Sri Lanka. It contains the methods of worship of Murukaṉ (one of the principal deities in the Hindu pantheon). Extent and format of original material: Palm-leaf manuscript, 114 leaves. Physical characteristics: L 36 cm, W 2.5 cm.
கோமங்கள் பற்றிய விபரம்.பின்பகுதி ஏடுகள் வைத்தியம் தொடர்பாக கூறுகிறது. [16th century-20th century]
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This palm-leaf manuscript is a mixed work from Nallur, Sri Lanka. It is written in Grantha script. It contains both religious and medical texts. It details the Hindu fire rituals. The latter part of the manuscript contains references to medical work. Extent and format of original material: Palm...
This palm-leaf manuscript is a Siddha medical work from Nallur, Sri Lanka. It is written in Tamil in prose. On the basis of linguistic analysis and the use of lexicon, the text could be dated to the 18th century. It is an important work that outlines the usage of chemicals (mercury, kentakamm et...
This palm-leaf manuscript is a religious work from Nallur, Sri Lanka. It contains the methods of worship of Lord Civā (one of the principal deities in the Hindu pantheon). Extent and format of original material: Palm-leaf manuscript, 448 leaves. Physical characteristics: L 40 cm, W 3.5 cm.
This palm-leaf manuscript is a literary or mythological work from Nallur, Sri Lanka. It is written in Tamil in a poetic storytelling style and is a long manuscript. On the basis of linguistic analysis and the use of lexicon, the text could be dated to the 18th century or even prior to that perio...