Manuscript is a kind of instructional guide used by priests or family members for the performance of rites and ceremonies dedicated to deceased ancestors.
Non-Latin script record.; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line.; Title from title page (f. 1r).; Written in 8-11 lines per leaf.; 9 leaves foliated 1-9, 11, upper left and lower right verso.; Dated ś\ake 1720 (1798) (f. 11v).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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