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Diagrams of the Ajanta caves, general scale 30ft to an inch. There are also notes on damage/deterioration, tracings of painted inscriptions and inscribed 'modern' names.

Detailed diagram of caves from Edward William West's written notes, drawn to a scale of 1/15 inch to a foot.

Diagram plans of Caves 1-26 at Kura

"Told by Jauhar Sinh, Thákur of Jarainhá… A popular song": Dhûndhe, dhûndhe ná milai sajanwá verá derá ré… With translation: O dear, I do not get thy dwelling place by making a search after it. Unsigned but in Rámgharíb Chaubé's hand, 2 sides, undated. Also attached note in different hand, "This appears a good popular poem relating to Khwája Khidr, a Muselman saint."

The manuscript is the text taken from the Dhammapada-datthakathā. Handwritten by Gogerly in the Sinhalese script, probably before November 6, 1847 in Sri Lanka (Ceylon). No English translation. The original text is the commentary on the Dhammapada, and is ascribed to jātaka-aṭṭhakathās - the traditional commentaries explaining the canonical Theravada Buddhist jātakas, the tales concerning the previous births of Gautama Buddha. It contains stories similar to those of the jātakas and explains the occasions on which the Dhammapada verses were uttered. It was written in the last centuries BCE. 65 blue pages; the text is written only on one side of a sheet. Slightly fragile. 21.1cmX17.3cm.

"A popular verse on the miser": Dewatá kό súr au asur kahairi dánaw kό, dáí kό sudháya, dár paitiyain lahat hain… With translation: They call "Dewatá(God) by the name su (god) and Dánaw (demon) by asur (demon)…. Signed Rám Gharib. Handwritten 2 sides, undated.

Draft typescript manuscripts for "I" Said the Tiger, and Journey in Middle India which later became 'Devi of the Tigers'. The book was written by Ingham whilst living in Elba, Italy and was not completed until around 1990.

The Royal Asiatic Society considered over its tenancy both ways of developing the property, of increasing its income through extra rental, of extending the lease and of trying to buy the property from Howard de Walden Estates. For this purpose, at various times a Development Committee was established. These papers contain Minutes from Development Committee Meetings and allied correspondence.

Minutes of the Development Committee of the Royal Asiatic Society for 19 December 1974, 23 July 1975, 1 December 1975, and 22 January 1976.

"Details of Contents of Bastas or Bundles in Trunk No. 1 Cathmandu AD 1842". Detailed list of MSS to be found in this trunk with additional note concerning the nature of the material: Buddhism, Vaisavalis, Jatmalas, Army details, Catalogues & Sastras. Also a further note informing they were repacked in 1844 and put on board the Hardwicke with Hodgson. Handwritten, 1 piece, 4 sides, dated 1842-1844.