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EAP810/1/1/65
- Record Id:
- 040-003534241
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003534175
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101132706.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP810/1/1/65
- Title:
- தலைப்பு இல்லை (esotericism)
- Additional Titles:
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No title (esotericism)
- Scope & Content:
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Title in original script: தலைப்பு இல்லை (esotericism)
The manuscript is made of an incomplete text. It is in very bad condition. The leaves are very dark due to fungus infestation, many of them been broken. The leaves have been also partly damaged by insect egg strings which covered the whole manuscript.
The text contains 17 palm leaves numbered from 7 to 23. It deals with diverse subjects related to esotericism. It discusses the chakra containing the power of goddess Cakti (mēru viparam), the practice of alchemy (vāta muṟai, kalcuṇṇa muṟai), the benefice of the three letters AUM (vālaiyil mūṉṟeḻuttu) and the work of fake saints (poy ñāṉikaḷ). The text presents a list of 18 cittarkaḷ (patineṭṭu cittarkaḷ) and mentions the name and caste of the reputed cittar, Akattiyar called in the text, Akattīcar.
Size of the manuscript 41,0cm x 3,4cm. The palm leaves of the text are numbered in Tamil and Arabic from 7 to 23; the leaf 11 is missing. The manuscript contains also a blank leaf. Its condition is extremely bad: the leaves are broken, very dark and very damaged by larvae.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Preservation of siddha medicine
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003534175
036-003534176
040-003534241 - Is part of:
- EAP810/1 : Mohana Raj Collection
EAP810/1/1 : Manuscripts and items from Kanniyakumari District (collection not finished)
EAP810/1/1/65 : தலைப்பு இல்லை (esotericism) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003534175[0001]/036-003534176[0065]/040-003534241
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP810/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 36 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP810-1-1-65
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Tamil
- Scripts:
- Tamil
- Start Date:
- 1900
- End Date:
- 1940
- Date Range:
- Early 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Tamil Nadu, India
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- For research purposes only
- Information About Copies:
- French Institute of Pondicherry and the British Library
- Information About Originals:
- Mohana Raj
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)