This material is a Sanskrit palm-leaf manuscript titled ‘ Paṭala caṅkiyā’ from Northern Province, Sri Lanka. This manuscript is partially damaged and deteriorated, rendering the text illegible, thus it is difficult to determine the exact age and author of the manuscript. However, it is estimated to be from 1850-1950. This manuscript contains details of Tantirāvatāra paṭalam, mantirōttāra paṭalam, skāṉavitippaṭalam, kālanirṇayappaṭalam, nimittaparīṭcā paṭalam, svaparīṭcā paṭalam, piravēcapali paṭalam, svaparikkiraka paṭalam, karṣaṇa paṭalam, cukastāpaṉa paṭalam, manōpakāraṇa paṭalam, patavinniyāca paṭalam, cūttiravama māti paṭalam, vāstutēva pali paṭalam, kirāmātilakṣaṇap paṭalam, istārāyāma paṭalam, āyātināma naṭcattira varkkap paṭalam, naṭcattira cakkarap paṭalam, taṇṭakāti paṭalam, vītituvāramānapaṭalam, Tēvatāstāṉa paṭalam, tuvijāti caṅkiyāp paṭalam, kirāmāti vinniyācap paṭalam, piram'mātivatavinniyācapaṭalam, kirāma stāpaṉa paṭalam, tarppanniyācap paṭalam, pākastāpaṉap paṭalam, kirāmāti vinkiyācappaṭalam, vāstu cāntippaṭalam, cāmānkiyaṉcālā vitāṉappaṭalam, vicēca cālā paṭalam, Tuvicālā paṭalam, viciṣṭa varttamāṉip paṭalam, svastikap paṭalam, pañcacālāp paṭalam, hasticālāppaṭalam, asva cālāp paṭalam, kōcālāppaṭalam, kajacālāp paṭalam, liṅkalamālikāp paṭalam, moḷalikāmālikāppaṭalam, patmamālikāppaṭalam, nākarāti pētalaṭcaṇappaṭalam, pūmilampa vitip paṭalam, āttirēkāvitippaṭalam, upapīṭātiṣṭāṉa paṭalam, pātamāṉa vicip paṭalam, karṇasyalaṭcaṇappaṭalam, nāḷastāpaṉappaṭalam, piratimaikaḷ, tēvīstāpaṉam, koḷarīkalyāṉam, civaliṅka piratisṭai, liṅka piratisṭai, Kunṭalaṭcaṇam, civarāttiri viratam, kaja pūjai, vacantōṟcavam, and ṭōḷōtcavam. The protective cover is made up of neem and it also has design in it. Extent: 930.0. Size and dimensions of original material: L 34 cm, W 3.3 cm. Original institution reference: 37.0.
