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Bhīmarathārohaṇa Vidhi manuscript preview

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Bhīmarathārohaṇa Vidhi

eap_67616008

The Bhīmarathārohaṇa ritual is a Newar ceremonial tradition performed for elders at the age of 77 years, 7 months, 7 weeks, and 7 days. The manuscript documents this ritu...

Ṣoḍaśa Piṇḍa Vidhāna manuscript preview

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Ṣoḍaśa Piṇḍa Vidhāna

eap_67616007

Ṣoḍaśa Piṇḍa Vidhāna is a post-death ritual text based on the Durgatipariśodhana Tantra. It is a manual for performing rites for the deceased, aimed at facilitating the l...

Svayambhūpūjā manuscript preview

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Svayambhūpūjā

eap_67603006

The Svayambhū Mahācaitya pūjā describe the ritual worship of the famous Swayambhunath Stupa. The text contains only the Bija mantra in Newari language. It has not mention...

Nityakarma manuscript preview

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Nityakarma

eap_79021069

This is a ritual text to Nepal region. It describes several deitys pūjā vidhi at home which is a daily ritual for a Hindu people. The manuscript is good readble and red i...

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...

Lakṣacaityayākathā manuscript preview

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Lakṣacaityayākathā

eap_79003027

This is a Buddhist ritual text Lakṣacaityayākathā, Lakṣa means Lakh and caityas means stupas, It describes creation of a hundred thousand miniature stupas. Such acts are...