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• bibid: 9974008623503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/970695289

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Summary

Collection of mantras drawn from the Gāyatrī of the Ṛgveda and from various rites such as the aṅganyāsa, touching different parts of one's body.

Notes

• Title from abbreviations in margins.
   
• Written in 8 lines per leaf.
   
• 12 leaves foliated 2-13, upper left verso.
   
• Mistakes covered in yellow or crossed out; corrections and additions in margins; verse divisions and significant phrases in red; vertical margins marked with painted border and quadruple black lines.
   

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Subjects topical

• Gāyatrī (Hindu deity)
• Hindu mantras
• Rites and ceremonies--India

Genres

• Prayers (documents)
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
• Manuscripts--India--18th century
• Manuscripts--India--19th century

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