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A handwritten scan of a manuscript page in Tamil script, written in red and blue ink on aged, yellowed paper. Red mantra lines are arranged in verses with underlined syllables, and a blue line at the bottom reads a shorter mantra. Along the right edge are pasted black-and-white line drawings of hand gestures (mudras) and a figure with hands placed on the head, face and chest. No people are shown.

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1996 - Puja Manual Handwritten by HDH1996 - Puja Manual Handwritten by HDHRare archival collectionA scan of a handwritten page from a childhood puja manual, with Tamil text in red and black ink and pencil-style line drawings of hands in mudras. Top red lines give nivedya and offering mantras. Below, a note in black ink says to show the mudras and recite the mantras. Six hand drawings are arranged in two rows: one labelled prana-ayaya svaha, one labelled apana-ayaya svaha, one labelled vyanaya svaha, one labelled udanaya svaha and one labelled samanaya svaha. The page is printed on paper and shows no people.1996 - Puja Manual Handwritten by HDH1996 - Puja Manual Handwritten by HDHRare archival collection1996 - Puja Manual Handwritten by HDHRare archival collectionScanned handwritten manual page numbered 35, with blue and red ink Tamil writing on aged paper, headed ஆரதி (aarti). Instructions describe drawing a triangle mandala, placing the aarti lamp on it, and reciting mantras while circling the flame. Three hand gesture illustrations are pasted on the page: a pointing hand labelled ஹ்ரீம் (Hreem) with avakundana mudra, a palms-together namaskara hand labelled வம் with the nabhi (navel) mudra, and a hand-gesture drawing labelled ஓ with the madhya mudra. Notes at the bottom say to circle the lamp before the guru's feet four times, the navel once, and the face three times, seven circlings in total. Yellow stains mark the paper.1996 - Puja Manual Handwritten by HDH1996 - Puja Manual Handwritten by HDH