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Sanskrit manuscript written in the śāradā script. The manuscript contains mantras.

Sanskrit, written in the śāradā* script. nn15458__001-R.jpg LHS mantras, RHS probably ritual. nn15458__002-R.jpg? * The Śāradā, or Sharada, script (शारदा) is an abugida writing system of the Brahmic family of scripts, developed around the 8th century. It was used for writing Sanskrit and Kashmiri. The Gurmukhī script was developed from Śāradā. Originally more widespread, its use became later restricted to Kashmir, and it is now rarely used except by the Kashmiri Pandit community for ceremonial purposes. Śāradā is another name for Saraswati, the goddess of learning.

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nn15458
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Anthropology: Ethnography
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