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Kerala
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Punjab
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Karnataka
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Tripura
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Detailed explanation-1: -Now, it adds another feather to its cap with the opening of the world’s first-ever Palm Leaf Manuscripts Museum. The treasure trove of ancient texts on palm leaves is showcased in the tile-roofed rooms of the Central Archives in the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of the oldest surviving Sanskrit manuscripts on palm leaves is of the Parameshvaratantra, a Shaiva Siddhanta text of Hinduism. It is from the 9th-century, and dated to about 828 CE.
Detailed explanation-3: -Palm leaf manuscripts originate predominantly from the southern and south-eastern areas of Asia, including India, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia and Laos. The cultural variety in these areas is reflected in the various techniques of preparing the palm leaves and writing on them.