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Sati Devi Mahadeva Vivaha manuscript preview

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Sati Devi Mahadeva Vivaha

eap_79004014

This manuscript appears to be a poriton of a larger narrative text on the story of Shiva's wedding with Sati. The repeated references to Mahadeva, Daksha Prajapati and Sa...

Graha Pratishtha Vidhi manuscript preview

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Graha Pratishtha Vidhi

eap_79004012

This is an incomplete manuscript that focuses on rituals for house consecration i.e. graha sthapana. It provides a detailed procedure including various tantric mantras, o...

Krishna Bhajana manuscript preview

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Krishna Bhajana

eap_79004008

This is a stotra devoted to Krishna, which becomes clear by the mention of Krishna in the first folio as well as of motifs associated with him such as Vrindavana. The sto...

Unknown fragment manuscript preview

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Unknown fragment

eap_79004006

The contents of the manuscript are illegible, due to which Thapa has also titled it 'unknown'. It is an incomplete manuscript, the scribe seems to have known both Devanag...

Vetalakatha manuscript preview

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Vetalakatha

eap_79004005

This is also an incomplete Vetalakatha manuscript, which starts with the fourteenth story. The condition of the manuscript is very damaged with no pagination. Letters are...

Vetalakatha manuscript preview

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Vetalakatha

eap_79004004

This is an incomplete composite manuscript. The scribe uses a mixed Devanagari and Newari script. Contrary to the title given by Thapa, this manuscript is actually Vetala...