मातृषोडशी and others

MTM, MTM 1: Particulars of income-expenditure submitted between 1956 मार्ग by जनकबहादुर राजभण्डारी to (torn) बाज्या (priest) (fol 01, digital image 001), Nepali, Devanagari, as enclosure to the main ms, related to ritual performance; Colophon in the fold, NS 984 (वेद-अष्ट-रस) (fol 03, digital image 003); MTM 2: मातृषोडशी, Devanagari, Sanskrit, Complete, c VS 1900 (fol 05, digital image 005); MTM 3: Note on auspiciousness (Fol 08a, digital image 008); संकल्प वाक्यs for Japa , Sanskrit, Pracalit (Fol 08b -010b, digital image 008-digital image 010 Sanskrit, contd to 019 and runs up in the margins); MTM 4: षोडशीकर्म्म, Sanskrit, Sanskrit (fol 11a, digital image 011), इति सर्वेषं तिलोदकदानमन्त्र:, (fol 012b, digital image 012) अथ पिण्डदानमन्त्र: (fol 012b, digital image 012), अथस्त्रीलिंग (fol 016b, digital image 016) contd to 04a-05a; MTM 5: A Note on ब्राह्मंण’s role, Sanskrit, Devanagari, c VS 1900 (fol 20, digital image 020), some texts highlighted (e.g. digital image 007); multiple hands, minor ink smudge. Calendar: (Vikram Samvat) 1956, c 1900. Extent and format of original material: 36 folios (35 + 1). Physical characteristics: Thyāsaphū (folded book), Nepali handmade lokta paper, Haritāla (A mixture of arsenic suphilde, Manaśilā and rice flour glue) smeared on both sides; slight rodent damage; 15.5cm x 39cm (1 folio, in Nepali handmade lokta paper, insect damage seen); 16.5cm x 7cm (35 folios). Additional date information: 1899, c 1843.