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"Satyanārāyaṇa pāñcālī - 1270 Sana 16 Srāvana [July 31, 1863]"
Work dedicated to the veneration and celebration of the Hindu deity Nārāyaṇa in a manner seen widely across Bangladesh and often related to and/or… -
Vaśīkaraṇādiprayogaḥ
Kind of manual that is a collection of different sacred diagrams (yantras) and instructional tantras, with details about the performance of rites,… -
Ṣaṭcakraṭīkā
Manuscript is comprised of three texts, likely part of a family library. The first and third are commentaries about the Ṣaṭcakra, a work… -
Caṇḍīpāṭhaniyamaviddhi
Instructions on how to properly read devotional texts dedicated to Caṇḍī, a popular regional goddess, important to Bengali culture. A decorative… -
Caṇḍīpāṭha vāra bhedana
Manuscript is a discussion of the different results that will occur from reciting prayers to the goddess Caṇḍī on different days. Cotton and wood… -
Kriyāyogasāra (Purāṇa)
Text claiming to be part of the Padmapurāṇa, but which may well have circulated first as an independent text. Through legends associated with the… -
Mṛtavatsākavaca
Manuscript is a collection of different rites and spells (kavaca) that function as a kind of protective amulet or invasive curses and the like,… -
"Mahābhārata - Sana 1197, Phālguna 15, [February 27, 1791] (f. 617v)."
Complete text of this regional variant of the well known epic in Sanskrit and Bengali. Throughout the work, though rather sporadically, there are… -
Devīmāhātmyadīpikā or Caṇḍīṭīkā
Description and commentary on the story of the goddess Durgā, here identified with the regional deity Caṇḍī, in her war against the demon… -
Bhuvaneśvarīyantra
Sacred diagram (yantra) and text dedicated to the Hindu goddess Bhuvaneśvarī for use in prayer to the goddess. Cotton and wood pulp paper; terrible… -
Bhramaragītā
Devotional poetic work, the Song of the bumblebee, dedicated to the deity Kṛṣṇa. Cotton and wood pulp paper; poor condition, unbound. 13 x 38 cm;… -
Yoginīsādhana
Tantric work dealing with rituals and practices associated with a category of minor Hindu goddesses known as Yoginīs. Manuscript lacks a beginning…