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Anantavratakathā is a text which explains the significance and the procedure of the Anantavrata, an observance with specific rituals dedicated to the Hindu deity Viṣṇu in the form of Ananta. The ritual involves offering of fruits, flowers, leaves and sweets. Chanting of mantras. Tying of a sacred thread. This observance was recommended to Yudhiṣṭhira by Kṛṣn in the epic Mahābhārata narrated in the text in dialogue format. This Ms. is written in 11 lines per folio. Cover and back page are blank. Title present in colophon (f. 10b). There are double red vertical margins on each side of the folio. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins.
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