A comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and puranic literature. The most popular encyclopedia in malayalam on indian puranas. User can search any word available in any puranas and get complete reference of that word. Comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epics and the puranas, south asia books. I saw the hard copy at sri ramakrishna math library at mylapore, chennai, india. This book was too much helped our project called aaaaa. Marwari folk song omnibus by venug rajasthani music encyclopedia duration. Puranic encyclopedia, 1975, vettam mani, motilal banarsidas, new delhi literacy of ap census 2011 pdf.
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While the text is named after skanda, he does not feature either more or less prominently in this text than in other. A comprehensive work with special reference to the epic and puranic literature. Amaravathi, guntur district wikizero free encyclopedia. Vettam mani or vettom mani 27 august 1921 29 may 1987 was an eminent scholar and writer. Veda information resource for vedas, vedic knowledge and philosophy, culture and related topics. This monumental and exhaustive study is a mine of important information on the indian puranas, epics and allied literature of hinduism. Different puranas also carry additional information about the same person, apart from what you get in the main purana itself.
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