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All rites and rituals conducted in tower temples, Yuer Yang (worship rites in tower temples), Bac Hagal (books of prayers to perform worship rituals of sweet soup in tower temples at night), cuh Yang Apuei (worship rituals of goat in tower temples), bilih bimong (worship rituals of the God of Soil in tower temples)
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manuscripts (document genre)
1800-2000
Previously, Gar was kept by Superior Priest Hai Quy (in Bau Truc village) in order to perform religious rituals. When he passed way in 2007, it was handed down to Superior Priest Han Son (in Huu Duc village). When the latter passed away in 2011, the material was given to Superior Priest Han Dau, who has kept it up to now.
166 pages
Cham manuscripts, made of Buong leaf. The material was called Gar by Cham people. The bearing area of the material was pierced holes and stuck with two small, round strips of wood to hold the two ends of the Buong leaf material. The two covers were made of wood to hold the material with thread in the middle. Pages were numbered in order. The material is in good condition. Letters were inscribed on the leaf surface, and then blackened with an ink that is extracted from a wild flower in the forest (bingu kalao). The text was written in Akhar Thrah language. Size (width - length - depth), 34 x 5 x 5 cm
The material covers religious themes. The content is about all rites and rituals conducted in tower temples, Yuer Yang (worship rites in tower temples), Bac Hagal (books of prayers to perform worship rituals of sweet soup in tower temples at night), cuh Yang Apuei (worship rituals of goat in tower temples), bilih bimong (worship rituals of the God of Soil in tower temples).
Digitization of this manuscript was funded by the British Libaries' Endangered Archives Programme through the project, Digitisation of the Endangered Cham Manuscripts of Vietnam (no. EAP698).
Chamic languages
Religion