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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP921/5 Subject Birth Digitised Content Platform Endangered Archives Programme

1. EAP921/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/5
Title:
The private collection of Dr. Shyamal Bera at his residence in Andul, Howrah
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: Shyamal Bera, M.A., Ph.D., live in Howrah district of West Bengal, is a private collector of endangered manuscripts, teracotta objects, Pat (Scroll paintings), folk songs and folk dramas etc of Bengal. By profession he is a school teacher(retired). He is founder secretory of K...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, Hindi, Oriya, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1000 BC-20th century
Extent:
21591 TIFF images

2. EAP921/5/2/40

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/5/2/40
Title:
{বিভিন্ন সংক্ষিপ্ত সংস্কৃত পুঁথির বিক্ষিপ্ত ফোলিও}
Scope & Content:
Shorts texts explaining the conduct of sraddha rituals or funerary rites, conduct of rituals on sankranti or the last day of the solar month, conduct of particular rituals in particular months, expiation (prayaschitta), rituals on one’s own lunar birthday.; Complete/ Incomplete: Incomplete; Plac...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
26 TIFF images

3. EAP921/5/2/41

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/5/2/41
Title:
জন্মষ্টমী-ব্রত-কথা
Scope & Content:
Short text explaining the rituals to be conducted on Krishna’s lunar birthday.; Complete/ Incomplete: Complete; Place of composition: Not Known; Date of copying: Not Known. Custodial history: Shyamal Bera, M.A., Ph.D., live in Howrah district of West Bengal, is a private collector of endangered...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
8 TIFF images

4. EAP921/5/2/47

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/5/2/47
Title:
{হিন্দু অনুষ্ঠান-রীতি সম্পর্কিত পুঁথি}
Scope & Content:
Short text in Sanskrit explaining rituals related to expiation, funerary and purification rituals, rituals conducted for the nine planets and ritual conducted for the birth of a son (Putra Kamya-Yoga) also.; Complete/ Incomplete: Incomplete; Place of composition: Not Known; Date of copying: Not ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
14th century-17th century
Extent:
10 TIFF images

5. EAP921/5/2/105

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/5/2/105
Title:
বাস্তুভূষণ
Scope & Content:
This is a handwritten book with the pages stitched together. The book-manuscript contains several drawings and mathematical calculations related to the science of Vastu (Vastushastra). It also contains some astrological calculations related to child birth (most probably that of the patron and hi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1911
Extent:
145 TIFF images