Villiampākkam collection

These bundles contain different kinds of works (theology, philosophy, poetry, medical texts, temple rites, Śaiva praise verses, vedic etc.) in Sanskrit, Tamil and Manipravala.

Extent: 78 bundles of palm-leaf manuscripts.

Condition of original material: Many of the palm-leaf manuscripts that comprise this collection are partly damaged.

Custodial history: This collection consists of palmleaf manuscripts collected from different sources in the 1990s by the present owner, V. C. Govindarajan.

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

Related countries: India.

Related regions: Tamilnadu.

Related towns/cities: Unknown.