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EAP1294/2
- Record Id:
- 032-004311534
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004311534
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100158870920.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1294/2
- Title:
- Villiampākkam collection
- Additional Titles:
-
வில்லியம்பக்கம்
- Scope & Content:
-
These bundles contain different kinds of works (theology, philosophy, poetry, medical texts, temple rites, Śaiva praise verses, vedic etc.) in Sanskrit, Tamil and Manipravala.
Extent: 78 bundles of palm-leaf manuscripts.
Condition of original material: Many of the palm-leaf manuscripts that comprise this collection are partly damaged.
Custodial history: This collection consists of palmleaf manuscripts collected from different sources in the 1990s by the present owner, V. C. Govindarajan.
Arrangement: These have been ordered to recreate their physical location by shelf.
Related countries: India.
Related regions: Tamilnadu.
Related towns/cities: Unknown.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Private Collections of Palm-Leaf Manuscripts from the Tamil Country
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004311534", "parent" : "#", "text" : "EAP1294/2: Villiampākkam collection" },{ "id" : "040-004311535", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/1: Cālap pōkku mantiram" },{ "id" : "040-004311536", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/2: Lineage of the Ācāryas and a ritual text" },{ "id" : "040-004311537", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/3: Medical tips" },{ "id" : "040-004311538", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/4: A Vaiṣnava work in Sanskrit" },{ "id" : "040-004311539", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/5: cuntiṟa kāṇṭam" },{ "id" : "040-004311540", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/6: A Tamil play" },{ "id" : "040-004311541", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/7: Vāstu savanaṃ" },{ "id" : "040-004311542", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/8: Anonymous Sanskrit prayer text" },{ "id" : "040-004311543", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/9: Hālāsyamāhātmyam" },{ "id" : "040-004311544", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/10: Svāmi maṇḍapa pūjai" },{ "id" : "040-004311545", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/11: Vedāntic text in Sanskrit (in the Telugu script)" },{ "id" : "040-004311546", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/12: A philosphical text in Sanskrit" },{ "id" : "040-004311547", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/13: A Śrīvaiṣṇava text in Sanskrit" },{ "id" : "040-004311548", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/14: A Vaiṣṇava ritual text" },{ "id" : "040-004311549", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/15: Vidhikramapustakam" },{ "id" : "040-004311550", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/16: Some mantras for a fire sacrifice" },{ "id" : "040-004311551", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/17: A compilation of Vedic texts" },{ "id" : "040-004311552", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/18: Personal accounts, a work on rites and a Sanskrit work" },{ "id" : "040-004311553", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/19: Durgāsahasranāmāvalī" },{ "id" : "040-004311554", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/20: Nārāyaṇabali" },{ "id" : "040-004311555", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/21: Verses on Śiva" },{ "id" : "040-004311556", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/22: Yajurupākarmā" },{ "id" : "040-004311557", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/23: A collection of Vedic texts" },{ "id" : "040-004311558", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/24: A Pāñcarātra text in Sanskrit" },{ "id" : "040-004311559", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/25: A Vaikhānasa ritual text" },{ "id" : "040-004311560", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/26: Devatāstotrāṇi" },{ "id" : "040-004311561", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/27: A Tantric text in Sanskrit" },{ "id" : "040-004311562", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/28: A Vaikhānasa ritual text - 2" },{ "id" : "040-004311563", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/29: Pūrvaprayoga-Aparaprayoga" },{ "id" : "040-004311564", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/30: A ritual text in Sanskrit - 4" },{ "id" : "040-004311565", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/31: A Sanskrit manual of rites" },{ "id" : "040-004311566", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/32: Stotrapāṭham" },{ "id" : "040-004311567", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/33: Stotrapāṭhaṃ" },{ "id" : "040-004311568", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/34: A manual on śaiva temple rituals ending with a leaf containing verses from śivamānasapūjā" },{ "id" : "040-004311569", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/35: Rāmāyaṇa - Ayodhyākāṇḍa" },{ "id" : "040-004311570", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/36: mantira cāsttiram" },{ "id" : "040-004311571", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/37: Medical tips" },{ "id" : "040-004311572", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/38: A ritual text in Sanskrit - 5" },{ "id" : "040-004311573", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/39: Medical tips" },{ "id" : "040-004311574", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/40: A ritual text in Sanskrit - 6" },{ "id" : "040-004311575", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/41: A ritual text in Sanskrit - 7" },{ "id" : "040-004311576", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/42: Tantric mantras and worship of Śiva" },{ "id" : "040-004311577", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/43: Amarakośaṃ" },{ "id" : "040-004311578", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/44: A ritual text in Sanskrit (in the Telugu script)" },{ "id" : "040-004311579", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/45: Bālakāṇḍam" },{ "id" : "040-004311580", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/46: udvāsaprabandham" },{ "id" : "040-004311581", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/47: Medical and astrological tips" },{ "id" : "040-004311582", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/48: A Śaiva Purāṇa in Sanskrit?" },{ "id" : "040-004311583", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/49: Sanskrit mantras to various deities" },{ "id" : "040-004311584", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/50: Stotras in Sanskrit" },{ "id" : "040-004311585", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/51: āśucadīpikā - āśaucapaddhati - work on āśauca" },{ "id" : "040-004311586", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/52: A philosophical text in Sanskrit" },{ "id" : "040-004311587", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/53: A compilation of Vedic texts" },{ "id" : "040-004311588", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/54: A compilation of Sanskrit verses" },{ "id" : "040-004311589", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/55: Deśaporuttaṃ" },{ "id" : "040-004311590", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/56: A Tantric text in Sanskrit - 2" },{ "id" : "040-004311591", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/57: A Sanskrit treatise on Logic" },{ "id" : "040-004311592", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/58: Medical tips" },{ "id" : "040-004311593", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/59: The Tamil Mahābārata (Villipāratam)" },{ "id" : "040-004311594", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/60: A prayer for Śiva and medical tips" },{ "id" : "040-004311595", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/61: A philosphical text in Sanskrit" },{ "id" : "040-004311596", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/62: A Vaiṣṇava ritual text - 2" },{ "id" : "040-004311597", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/63: A didactic work" },{ "id" : "040-004311598", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/64: Vaikhānasapūrvaprayogaḥ" },{ "id" : "040-004311599", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/65: Gadādharīya śabdākhaṇḍa" },{ "id" : "040-004311600", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/66: Extract of Tamil dictionary and medical tips" },{ "id" : "040-004311601", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/67: An anonymous Vaikhānasa text in Sanskrit" },{ "id" : "040-004311602", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/68: Śrīhālāsyamāhātmyam" },{ "id" : "040-004311603", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/69: Udagaśānti" },{ "id" : "040-004311604", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/70: A Tantric text in Sanskrit - 2" },{ "id" : "040-004311605", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/71: A Tantric text in Sanskrit - 3" },{ "id" : "040-004311606", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/72: Nāmaliṅgānuśāsanā (Amarakośa)" },{ "id" : "040-004311607", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/73: A treatise on ethics" },{ "id" : "040-004311608", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/74: A Purāṇic text in Sanskrit" },{ "id" : "040-004311609", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/75: A Śaiva ritual text in Sanskrit" },{ "id" : "040-004311610", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/76: Medical tips" },{ "id" : "040-004311611", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/77: A grammatical work in Sanskrit" },{ "id" : "040-004311612", "parent" : "032-004311534", "text" : "EAP1294/2/78: A ritual text in Sanskrit - 8" }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004311534
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- EAP1294/2/1 : Cālap pōkku mantiram
EAP1294/2/2 : Lineage of the Ācāryas and a ritual text
EAP1294/2/3 : Medical tips
EAP1294/2/4 : A Vaiṣnava work in Sanskrit
EAP1294/2/5 : cuntiṟa kāṇṭam
EAP1294/2/6 : A Tamil play
EAP1294/2/7 : Vāstu savanaṃ
EAP1294/2/8 : Anonymous Sanskrit prayer text
EAP1294/2/9 : Hālāsyamāhātmyam
EAP1294/2/10 : Svāmi maṇḍapa pūjai
EAP1294/2/11 : Vedāntic text in Sanskrit (in the Telugu script)
EAP1294/2/12 : A philosphical text in Sanskrit
EAP1294/2/13 : A Śrīvaiṣṇava text in Sanskrit
EAP1294/2/14 : A Vaiṣṇava ritual text
EAP1294/2/15 : Vidhikramapustakam
EAP1294/2/16 : Some mantras for a fire sacrifice
EAP1294/2/17 : A compilation of Vedic texts
EAP1294/2/18 : Personal accounts, a work on rites and a Sanskrit work
EAP1294/2/19 : Durgāsahasranāmāvalī
EAP1294/2/20 : Nārāyaṇabali
EAP1294/2/21 : Verses on Śiva
EAP1294/2/22 : Yajurupākarmā
EAP1294/2/23 : A collection of Vedic texts
EAP1294/2/24 : A Pāñcarātra text in Sanskrit
EAP1294/2/25 : A Vaikhānasa ritual text
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 7788 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
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- Languages:
- Malayalam
Manipravalam
Sanskrit
Tamil - Scripts:
- Grantha
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu - Start Date:
- 1750
- End Date:
- 1900
- Date Range:
- 1750-1900
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 12.495743364717015
- Longitude (Decimal):
- 79.88652686041074
- Latitude (Degree):
- N 12°29’45”
- Longitude (Degree):
- E 79°53’11”
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only. CC BY-NC.
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- Custodial History:
- The digitised material in this collection was created as part of the EAP1294 "Safeguarding for Posterity Two Private Collections of Palm-Leaf Manuscripts from the Tamil Country" project.
- Former External References:
- VP
- Source of Acquisition:
- Received from project holder Dr Suganya Anandakichenin, August 2022 (accession record EAP1294/1)
- Arrangement:
- These have been ordered to recreate their physical location by shelf.
- Administrative Context:
- EAP1294/2 was funded by the Endangered Archives Programme. It created digital copies of records located in Madhurantakam, India.
- Information About Copies:
- Digital copies are also held by: Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient , Paris, France
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Madhurantakam, India
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)