Satyanārāyaṇa Pāñcālī - Sana 1234 [1823]

Manuscript is a Pāñcālī, a kind of devotional poetic text associate with a particular deity (deva) which is recited during the worship (pūjā) of a deity. These are typically performed either by Hindus to the deity Nārāyaṇa or by Muslims to a representation of a saint/holy man (pīr). Cotton and wood pulp paper; poor condition, unbound. 13 x 37 cm; 21 folios with cotton wrapping. Notes and numbers written in a modern Bengali hand: Kra: 46; pñuthi: 62. Scribe: Jagmohan Adhikāri.