MahabharataStory [c18th century]

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It is a story from the Mahabharata. It is about how the pandavas in their exile in the forest encounter a huge python. The python asks them four questions and threatens to swallow them if they fail to answer correctly.

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File details

Creation date:
18th century
Languages:
Assamese
Scripts:
Bengali
Content type:
Manuscript
Originals information:
"Simluguri, Borkulanagar.".
Reference:
EAP373/4/4
Level:
File
Extent:
20 tiff images
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  1. Project EAP373:
    Documenting, conserving and archiving the Tai Ahom manuscripts of Assam
  2. Collection EAP373/4:
    Bhim Kanta Phukan Collection [c18th century]
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