Manuscript Digital Library
3,219+ South Asian manuscripts from repositories across the world
University of Pennsylvania
1650-1799
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Godānavidhi is a manual which outlines the procedures for giving offerings to cows as part of a Hindu ritual. Cows are believed to be sacred just like deities. This Ms....
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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Ghṛtatulādānaprayoga is part of a larger work Dānaratna a manual for performing Ghṛta tulādāna ritual. In this particular ritual Ghee (clarified butter) weighing th...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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The work Dhvajāropaṇa deals with the ceremonial ritual of hoisting or installing a flag on a temple. The text also prescribes the recitation of specific mantras during va...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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Caṇḍīpāṭhaprayoga is a Śākta tantra. Caṇḍīpāṭha dedicated to Goddess Caṇḍī (another form of Goddess Durga). This manuscript contains Caṇḍīpāṭhaprayoga f...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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This is a ritual manual that describes the mantras and the process of worshiping Lord Sūrya. The title of the text means "offering water," and this offering is dedicated...