Thanks for your answer, Jason,

Do you mean that non illustrated manuscripts can be obtained freely from any RORI without asking permission from Jodhpur ? And, if I want a copy of a manuscript, don't I need Jodhpur's authorization ? Moreover, what exactly is an illustrated manuscript ? The problem is that I am looking for manuscripts of the Sanskrit translations of Euclid's Elements, which generally contains diagrams. Are these manuscripts considered as illustrated ?

Finally, do you know who I should contact in Jodhpur RORI's administration ?

Best regards,

Jean Michel

Le mar. 25 nov. 2025 à 13:48, Jason Birch <jb92@soas.ac.uk> a écrit :

Dear Jean,

My experience was that permission from the Jodhpur RORI was necessary to view only illustrated manuscripts at other branches.

Yours, with best wishes,

Jason

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Jason Birch (DPhil. Oxon.)

Research Associate, Suśruta Project 2025-28, University of Alberta

Honorary Associate, School of Languages and Cultures, University of Sydney

Research Associate at SOAS University of London

Co-Director of the Yogacintāmaṇi Project, University of Massachusetts Boston

https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/jason-birch

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On 25 Nov 2025, at 12:27 pm, Jean Michel DELIRE via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

Dear Colleagues,

In order to see manuscripts, I intend to visit Oriental Research Institutes in several cities of Rajasthan (RORI), but not in Jodhpur. Since Jodhpur is the seat, where one has to apply for the authorization to see manuscripts in other RORI's, does anyone know if it is possible to get this authorization without visiting Jodhpur ?

Best regards,

Jean Michel Delire

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