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Ritual Text (Title missing) manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Ritual Text (Title missing)

113259_M060A_4089_CS

An incomplete text with Hindu mantras and rituals. There is reference to Vratapkaraṇa, or Śūlapāṇi, a prolific Dharmaśāstrakāra from 15th-century Bengal.

Cūḍākaraṇa and Upanayana manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Cūḍākaraṇa and Upanayana

113206_M041A_4118_CS

"This text describes two rituals under the Ṣoḍaśa Saṃskāra (16 sacraments). It derives from an unidentified source. The abbreviated title is ya.dha.ta. It seems this text...

Pārthivaliṅgapūjāvidhi manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Pārthivaliṅgapūjāvidhi

112844_M052A_4081_CS

This is an incomplete manuscript. It discusses rituals related to liṅgapūjā and invokes Lord Śiva. It seems that this text derives from some purāṇic text, given the struc...

Śivarātrivrata manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Śivarātrivrata

112840_M051A_4080_CS

The text derives from the Liṅgapurāṇa, discusses rituals related to Śivarātrivrata, and invokes Śiva. It is similar to works found in the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, Skandapu...