Kāmākṣarī

Manuscript is a collection of various kinds of devotional works for the purpose of worship, recitation, meditation, as well as to proclaim the greatness of the goddess Kāmākhyā; takes the form of a dialogue between the Hindu deities Śiva and Durgā. Manuscript has some Arabic and an unidentified Western script at the end. Cotton and wood pulp paper; moderate condition, unbound. 9 x 28 cm; 22 folios, with cotton wrapper. Collected for the Rāmamālā library on Dec 1, 1944 from a local family library; originally owned by Kṛṣṇacandra Bhaṭṭācārya.