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Name of library Sri Rambir Research Institute (Sri Rambira Raghunatha Temple Manuscript Library), Raghunath Mandir, Jammu 180 001
Address Sri Rambir Research Institute, Raghunath Mandir, Jammu 180 001
Contact -
Open hours 10:30-5:00
Closed Sundays and public holidays; no information about Saturdays
How to get there In the back of Raghunatha Temple
Features of collection Sanskrit manuscripts
Admissions Letter of introduction or identification paper issued by the institution you belong to (in English)
Getting copying rights Submit the letter of introduction or ID paper issued by your institution (in English) and the application (in English) to the librarian to get the signature of the Director of the Dharmartha Trust. For paper manuscripts, photocopying is permitted. No copying of birch bark manuscripts is permitted. Photographing using your own camera may be permitted. It is worthwhile making an application. No special restrictions on unpublished texts.


Collection catalog Catalogue of the Sanskrit manuscripts in the Raghunatha Temple library of His Highness the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu Raghun\=atha Temple Library. Bombay: Nirnaya-sagara press, 1894.

Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts of His Highness the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. M.A.Stein.

Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Shri Ranbir Sanskrit Research Institute, Jammu (Kashmir). M. M. Patkar in collaberation [sic] with the staff of the Shri Ranbir Sanskrit Research Institute, Jammu. Jammu: Shri Ranbir Sanskrit Research Institute, 1970.
Notes for publications using collection The library should be sent one complimentary copy of any publication that uses its manuscript(s).
Stories from visitors, observations The library is in the back of Raghunatha Temple in the center of the old town. At present, it is under the supervision of Dharmarth Trust, and the signature should be obtained from the Director of the Trust. The library itself has a small staff, consisting of Mr. Sharma, the librarian and two other employees.

Mr. Sharma is a traditional scholar (pandit) and is very kind. There is no copying machine in the building, and manuscripts have to be taken to the nearby commercial copying service shop.