Kalliṭaikuṟicci collection

These bundles contain different kinds of works (theology, philosophy, poetry, medical texts, Pāninian Grammar, Śrīvaiṣṇava treatise, Śrīvaiṣṇava poetry, Dharmaśāstra, Citrakāvyam, Kāvya, Mīmāṃsā, vedic, Pramāṇa, Vyākaraṇa etc.) in Sanskrit, Tamil and Manipravala.

Extent: 108 bundles of palm-leaf manuscripts.

Custodial history: The material was owned by a Śrīvaiṣṇava family from the town of Kalliṭaikuṟicci till the 1980s, after which Prof. Vijayavenugopal (EFEO, Pondicherry) had them.

Arrangement: These have been ordered to recreate their physical location by shelf.

Related countries: India.

Related regions: Tamilnadu.

Related towns/cities: Kalliṭaikuṟicci.