1.IAS Tamil Medical Manuscript Collection (Successfully inscribed in 1997):

Submitted by Institute of Asian Studies, Chennai A collection of 564 palm-leaf manuscripts, mostly from the 19th century, documenting Siddha and Ayurveda medical traditions. The texts include herbal remedies, disease treatments, and ritual chants, housed in Chennai, India.

Folio from the IAS Tamil Medical Manuscript, preserved at Institute of Asian Studies, Chennai

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2.Śaiva Manuscripts of Pondicherry (Successfully inscribed in 2005):

Submitted by French Institute of Pondicherry

The largest collection of Śaiva Siddhanta texts, consisting of 11,000 manuscripts on Shaivism, Vishnu worship, astrology, medicine, and literature. Collected between 1956 and 1990, it is housed at the École Française d’Extrême-Orient, Puducherry.

Figure : Folio from the Śaiva Manuscripts of Pondicherry, preserved at French Institute of Pondicherry