This is the Stotra of the God of Dance in the Hindu tradition in sanskrit. It is written in Pracalit Newari script. It is partly damaged. Extent: Folios: 6
This manusccript has three books but all are related to the ritual of dance. It contains Stotra and ritual texts. It is written with Pracalit Newari script in Sanskrit. It has no date of writing however, its look is very old. The size of the papper folios are 28X11 CMs. Extent: Folios: 15
Centre of Traditional Medicine and Research Collection
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During the four last decades, the family transmission of Siddha medical practice has drastically decreased due to the government policy towards siddha practitioners trained traditionally. Because of the lack of interest of their children, some practitioners prefer to give their manuscripts when ...
The manuscripts are composed of palm leaves written on the two sides. The scripts were written with the help of a stylus. The manuscripts of this series CH comprise 1 from Chennai (CH_MSS16), and 15 whose the place of origin is unknown. The majority of these 16 manuscripts deals with medical sub...
Title in original script: ஞான கும்மி The manuscript is made of a text containing 12 palm leaves numbered from 1 to 12. The text, in excellent condition. The text, entitled Ñaṉa Kummi, is constituted of 185 kaṇṇi, a poetic form composed of two lines; it is complete. It deals with the cittarkaḷ, ...
நூல் 1: வள்ளியம்மை நாடக காவடி சிந்து; நூல் 2: திருபோரூர் முருகன் எச்சரிக்கை; நூல் 3: சரணம்; நூல் 4: கட்டியம்;
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Titles in original script: நூல் 1: வள்ளியம்மை நாடக காவடி சிந்துநூல் 2: திருபோரூர் முருகன் எச்சரிக்கைநூல் 3: சரணம்நூல் 4: கட்டியம்; The manuscript is composed of four texts devoted to Lord Murukaṉ. It is in excellent state, slightly affected by larvae. Text 1- The text, written in verses, is ...
The collection of Dr G. Subash Chandran, an institutional siddha doctor, comprises 58 manuscripts he has been collecting since ten years inTirunelveli district, from traditional siddha practitioners. He is not certain on the identity of the ex-owner. The collection Subash is constituted of 59 ...
Title in original script: தலைப்பு இல்லை (மந்திரம் மற்றும் யந்திரம்) The manuscript is constituted of a text of 8 leaves without numbering; the text is incomplete. The manuscript is in good condition; the first leaf and the three last ones have been slightly bitten by rodents but the text is not...
Dirgha Man Collection of photographs [Late 1800s-mid 1940s] Ganesh Man Chitrakar [mid 1940s- early 1950s]
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These glass plate negatives were taken by Dirgha Man (1877-1951) and Ganesh Man Chitrakar (1916-1985). They are interesting in the context of Nepal’s history as they were Court Photographers. Furthermore, Nepal did not open up to outside visitors until the early-1950s. The photographs that Dirgh...