Sthāvaraliṅgapūjā, circa 1700-1850; स्थावरलिङ्गपूजा,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Manual with associated rules and laws (dharma) for performing ceremonies associated with a the worship of stationary Śaiva liṅgas, typically those installed in temples dedicated to the Hindu deity Śiva.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Siva (Hindu deity); Lingas (Śaivism); 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 (3 leaves) : paper; 11 x 15 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 3v).; Written in 14-15 lines per leaf.; 3 leaves foliated 1-3, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti sthāvaraliṃgapūjāvidhiḥ // (f. 3v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts