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Śālagrāmaparīkṣā
112978_M109A_4141_CS
"A text on different characteristics of ammonite stone śālagrāma,composed in 248 verses."
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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...
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Pretamuktiḥ-Prakāśinī
112858_M055A_4084_CS
An incomplete manuscript on Hindu funeral rites. This seems to be the kind of handbook on śrāddha ritual often used by priests.
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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...
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Ekoddiṣṭaprayoga
112956_M0100A_4131_CS
"This is a Dharmaśāstra text that describes Hindu śrāddha rituals (offerings to the deceased)."
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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...
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Caturthīvratakathā
112946_M097A_4128_CS
"The manuscript states the text derives from Bhaviṣyapurāṇa,though a work of the same title derives from the Skandapurāṇa (NCC)."
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Dharmaśāstra (Title missing)
113242_ML07CA_4172_CS
"A dharmaśāstra text on Hindu rituals, it describes Upanayana and related rituals."
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Āśaucatriṃśacchlokī
112788_M037A_4068_CS
This is a dharmaśāstra text, with 30 verses based on the Āśauca part of the Yājñavalkyasmṛti and its commentary, Mitākṣarā. The authorship is therefore ascribed to Vijñān...
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Vratapaddhati
112942_M094CA_4116_CS
"This is a text on Hindu rituals by Rudradhara (1425–1460) from Mithilā.This manuscript is incomplete, but it may be the oldest extant. It was written in 15th/16th-centur...
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Prāṇapratiṣṭhāpaddhati
112938_M091CA_4113_CS
"This explains how various auspicious rituals are to be performed."