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Āśvinasahasra, circa 1700-1850; आश्विनसहस्र,१७००-१८५०

Date:
1700
Description:
Manual for priests to perform fire rites (agnihotra).
Language:
Sanskrit
Subject:
Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Hindu priests; Agnihotra (Hindu rite)
Resource Type:
Text
Form/Genre:
Manuals (instructional materials); Treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts
Physical Description:
1 item (3 leaves) : paper; 9 x 20 cm
Geographic Subject:
India
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Notes:
Title from colophon (f. 3v).; Written in 12 lines per leaf.; 3 leaves foliated 1-3, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: ity āśvinasahasraṃ samāptaṃ // śrīyajñeśvarārpaṇam astu // (f. 3v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line; cover borders marked with double red line; there are three asterisk designs in red on the cover (f. 1r).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390
Collection:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts