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Title from incipit (f. 1r).
Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.
Watermarks of the year 1875 and Britannia.
11 leaves foliated 1-11, upper left and lower right verso.
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some vertical margins marked with single or double black line.
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Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2662
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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/972641022
Collection of mantras (words or phrases of power) and verses and instructions for their use for recitation during the performance of the Saṃdhyā rites by the top three castes.
In Sanskrit
Saṃdhyā
संध्या
Colophon: iti nyāyasyādimaṃ sūtram (f. 7r).
paper
1 item (7 leaves) : 12 x 21 cm
Sandhyā (Hindu rite)
Rites and ceremonies--India
Hinduism--Rituals--Texts
Hindu mantras
Manuals (instructional materials)
Watermarks
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
Manuscripts--India--19th century