⚠The manuscript label exhibits brown water staining and foxing, especially on the right-hand side, though the text remains largely legible.

CHUNILAL GANDHI VIDYABHAVAN, SURAT

Shastri Dinmanishankar Library and Manuscript Collection The original term "Pustak-Bhandara" literally translates to "book storehouse" or repository, common for private or temple collections.


No. :	190	Subject :	Tantra An esoteric tradition of ritual, meditation, and philosophy.
Title :	The Essence of the Principles of the Ritual Sacrifice to the Nine Planets Original Sanskrit: Navagraha makha Prayoga tattvasara?. This title suggests a manual for performing the Homa or fire sacrifice to appease or honor the Nine Planets (Navagraha).
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Size :	9.2" X 4.1"	Extent :	33 Folios A folio refers to a single leaf of the manuscript.
Language :	Sanskrit	Script :	Devanagari The standard script used for Sanskrit and modern Hindi.
Remarks :	Complete