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• bibid: 9957024673503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/786338805
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5702467

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Summary

Rites performed in honor of the elephant-headed, Hindu deity Gaṇeśa for the purpose of dispelling distress, especially on his birthday (often referred to simply as caturthī). Presented as a discourse between the legendary sage Vyāsa and the king Yudhiṣṭhira.

Notes

• Title from colophon (f. 14v); alternate title Nāradīyapurāṇa from colophon (f. 14v).
   
• Written in 6-9 lines per leaf.
   
• 14 leaves foliated 1-14, upper left and lower right verso.
   
• 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.
   
• Non-Latin script record.
   

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Colophon

Subjects topical

• Gaṇeśa (Hindu deity)
• Vratas
• Rites and ceremonies--India
• Hindu mythology
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Hindu mythology)

Genres

• Prayers
• Hymns
• Dialogues
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
• Manuscripts--India--18th century
• Manuscripts--India--19th century

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