Kṣauravidhi, circa 1700-1850; क्षौरविधि,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Manual with associated rules and laws (dharma) for tonsuring ceremonies.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Tonsure -- Hinduism; Hair -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Hinduism -- Rituals -- Texts; Hinduism -- Rituals; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Hindu law; Dharma

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Texts; Manuals (instructional materials); Treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (2 leaves) : paper; 12 x 16 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 2v).; Written in 16-17 lines per leaf.; 2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti kṣauravidhiḥ saṃpūrṇaḥ // (f. 2v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts