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61. EAP683/1/1/72

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP683/1/1/72
Title:
Satyanārāyaṇa Pāñcālī
Scope & Content:
Manuscript is a Pāñcālī, a kind of devotional poetic text associate with a particular deity (deva) which is recited during the worship (pūjā) of a deity. These are typically performed either by Hindus to the deity Nārāyaṇa or by Muslims to a representation of a saint/holy man (pīr). Cotton and wo...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
24 Tiff images

62. EAP683/1/1/79

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP683/1/1/79
Title:
Kriyāyogasāra (Purāṇa)
Scope & Content:
Text claiming to be part of the Padmapurāṇa, but which may well have circulated first as an independent text. Through legends associated with the ancient sage Śaunaka the text presents a discussion about how some can function in the present age which is the final and darkest age with the Hindu co...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
330 Tiff images

63. EAP683/1/1/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP683/1/1/9
Title:
Dolayātrāviddhi; Dvadaśayātrātattva
Scope & Content:
This is a manual of rules (dharma) about a festival associated with the Hindu god Kṛṣṇa; part two, the Dvadaśayātrātattva, names twelve different procession festivals (yātrā), celebrated across the twelve months of the year. Cotton and wood pulp paper; moderate condition, unbound. 11 x 47 cm...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
7 Tiff images

64. EAP683/1/1/28

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP683/1/1/28
Title:
Vidagdhamukhamaṇḍaṇa; Gāyatrīsāpoddhāra
Scope & Content:
A Kind of Sanskrit poem (kāvya), in which the verses (ślokas) are not interrelated, and each one has two meanings, like a kind of poetic riddle. Verses explore themes from the Mahābhārata and other mythology. Unknown commentary notes are written in the margins to aid in discerning the hidden mean...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
12 Tiff images

65. EAP683/1/1/49

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP683/1/1/49
Title:
Ānandalaharrīstotra and Ānandalaharī
Scope & Content:
Poetic and devotional work from a Śaiva perspective addressed to the Hindu goddess Pārvatī. Cotton and wood pulp paper; fair condition, unbound. 8 x 38 cm; 16 folios. Notes and numbers written on manuscript in modern Bengali hand: Kra: 6410; bha: 390. Author: Śaṅkarācārya (attributed name)
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
33 Tiff images

66. EAP683/1/1/78

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP683/1/1/78
Title:
Caṇḍīpāṭha vāra bhedana
Scope & Content:
Manuscript is a discussion of the different results that will occur from reciting prayers to the goddess Caṇḍī on different days. Cotton and wood pulp paper; fair condition, unbound. 8 x 30 cm; 1 folio; newspaper wrapping. Notes and numbers written in a modern Bengali hand: Kra: 4971; Ta: 474.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
3 Tiff images

67. EAP683/1/1/82

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP683/1/1/82
Title:
Devīmāhātmyadīpikā or Caṇḍīṭīkā.
Scope & Content:
Description and commentary on the story of the goddess Durgā, here identified with the regional deity Caṇḍī, in her war against the demon Mahiṣāsura as well as praising the greatness and describing worship that should be given to her. Cotton and wood pulp paper; fair condition, unbound. 9 x 39 cm...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
62 Tiff images

68. EAP683/1/1/37

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP683/1/1/37
Title:
Mahāpratyaṅgirāstotra - Śaka 1680 [1758]
Scope & Content:
Text describing and praising the goddess Mahāpratyaṅgirā, a terrible form of a goddess connected to the Śarabha mythology of Śiva who helped to pacify Narasiṃha, the lion avatāra of Viṣṇu; text takes the form of a dialogue between Śiva and Pārvatī. Contains mantras used to ask favors of the god...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1758
Extent:
25 Tiff images

69. EAP683/1/1/70

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP683/1/1/70
Title:
Ayurvedokta Cikitsā Praṇālī
Scope & Content:
It is a collection about local traditions of Ayurvedic medicine and drawn from a number of different texts that describe the preparation of medicine and their associated ingredients for treating different kinds of diseases. Cotton and wood pulp paper; moderate condition, unbound. 10 x 37 cm; 8 fo...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and Sanskrit
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
22 Tiff images

70. EAP683/1/1/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP683/1/1/11
Title:
Rāmacandrābiṣeka - Sana 1225 [1818]
Scope & Content:
Bangla legend and poem (kāvya) about the coronation of the epic king and Hindu deity Rāma. Cotton and wood pulp paper; poor condition, unbound. 17 x 47 cm; 107 folios (25 folios missing). Notes and numbers written on manuscript by modern Bengali scholars: Kra No. 787. Author: Brāhmaṇa Bhabhānīdā...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
1818
Extent:
214 Tiff images

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