দুর্গোৎসবতত্ত্ব

The label over the cover identifies it as a ms of Durgotsavatattva, a Dharmaśāstric text which deals with the rituals of worshipping goddess Durgā. This book is a part of author’s encyclopaedic work, Smṛtitattva that is divided into 28 sections each of which bear the appellation Tattva. Many folios are torn and missing. Folios after the 42nd one are missing.; Complete / Incomplete: Incomplete MS. No colophon found; Place of composition: Bengal; Date of copying: Not found. Custodial history: One of the oldest libraries in the Hooghly district. Sisir Bani Mandir was established at Guptipara in 1917. The library has a good collection of old Sanskrit and Bengali manuscripts and some rare books in different languages. Cuncura Bartabaha is one of the rarest collections of the library. Administrative context: The CSSSC, on realising the importance of copying the collection applied for a grant to the EAP against which EAP921 has been awarded. Calendar: Common Calendar. Extent and format of original material: One Manuscript of 20 folios. Physical characteristics: Extremely fragile. The original size of the folios are 20X7 cm. Owner(s) of original material: Sisir Bani Mandir Pathagar. Author(s) of original material: Raghunandana Bhaṭṭācārya (?). Scribe of original material: Not found.