Karavīramāhātmya (Part of Padmapurāṇa)

The manuscript of Karavīramāhātmya text about greatness of Kolhapur devi Mahālaṣmi. This work is a part of the Padmapurāṇa. Karavīra is the old name of Kolhapur, a city located in the state of Maharashtra, India. The godesses Mahālaṣmi is one of the 3 and half shakti peeth from Maharashtra. Manuscript consists glory of the goddess Mahālaṣmi. Title from colophon (f. 16b); alternate title Karavīrakāṇḍa from colophon (f. 12a). Written in 9 lines per leaf.Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with double line in pencil and penciled guide lines for the text are drawn throughout.; Written on European stock of paper with a watermark depicting a crown above Victory next to a shield with cross.