Stylized lotus diagram (yantra) for prosperity and used in ritual and prayer; likely to the Hindu god Gaṇeśa typically associated with the mantra Oṃ gaṃ found at its center; mantras dedicated to related deities such as Umā and Maheśa as well as mantras to Vedic deities such as Indra and Soma are placed throughout the diagram; contains an entire Sanskrit syllabary circling the lotus flower.
Title from center of diagram.; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out.; Written on European paper with watermark (Russo?).; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390
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