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EAP683/1/1/18
- Record Id:
- 040-003384726
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003384707
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100049718113.0x000014
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP683/1/1/18
- Title:
- Kavacasaṃgraha
- Scope & Content:
- Collection of kavacas, a kind of sacred amulet in written form used in rites and rituals for preventing bad things from happening. There are about 15 different kavacas many of them drawings with protective mantras written inside along with instructions for performing rites and a list of ingredients having medical and ritual purposes (such as salt, fruits, and spices). Kavacas include those dedicated to the deities Narasiṃha and Durgā, as well as others. They were used for preventing miscarriages, disease among cows, fever, and other calamities. There are two distinct folios from two separate scribes and of different sizes. Cotton and wood pulp paper; fair condition, unbound. 9 x 42 and 24 x 38 cm; 2 folios. Scribe: Kālīkāṇṭha Śarmman.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- EAP683: Rāmamālā Library manuscript project
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003384707
036-003384708
040-003384726 - Is part of:
- EAP683/1 : Rāmamālā Library manuscript project
EAP683/1/1 : Rāmamālā Library manuscripts
EAP683/1/1/18 : Kavacasaṃgraha - Hierarchy:
- 032-003384707[0001]/036-003384708[0018]/040-003384726
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP683/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 4 Tiff images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP683-1-1-18
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Bengali
Sanskrit - Scripts:
- Bengali
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- 18th century-19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 23.455305
- Longitude (Decimal):
- 91.168523
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Former External References:
- RLMS-0768
- Information About Originals:
- The original manuscripts are all housed at the Ramamala library in Comilla, Bangladesh.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)