Praśnacakra

Sacred diagram (yantra) of a lotus flower intended for making astrological forecasts and with various names of Vaiṣṇava deities and mythological figures, especially those related to the epic the Rāmāyaṇa such as Rāma, Sītā, and the demon Rāvaṇa written into the leaves of the flower. May be associated with Vaiṣṇava tantrism. Cotton and wood pulp paper; poor condition, unbound. 12 x 19 cm; 1 folio with cotton cloth wrapper. Notes and numbers written in a modern Bengali hand: Kra: 6317; Jyotiṣa: 317. Scribe: Śivacandradeva Śarmma.