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Śāpotdhārotkīlanekātyāyana is a manual for performing Tantric rituals particularly from the Kerela school of Tantric philosophy as mentioned in the text. The rituals involve Mantra recitation and Yantra drawing. The contents of the text include the Puṭkaraṇapryoga and the Saptaśatiprayoga. This Ms. is dedicated to the deities Lakṣmī and Candi. This Ms. is written in written in 7 lines per folio. Cover page is blank. Title present in the begining of the text (f. 1b). Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. Significant syllables and words rubbed with orange powder for highlighting. Scribe is likely Putranihāla Maṇī (or Nihāla Maṇī) as text is written in same scribal hand as Ms. Coll. 390; Item 462. The Ms. was housed together with Ms. Coll. 390; Items 461, 462, 464 at an earlier time according to Penn. cataloguer.
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