The BRC team visited the rural village of Kākorā in the Bardhamāna district. In this remote village, a local villager had preserved an ancient manuscript for a long time. He recounted how, during a severe flood in 1973, the manuscript floated to their house. The flood was devastating, causing many casualties, so protecting the manuscript was not a priority at the time. It remained underwater for fifteen days. After the flood, the villager dried the manuscript, wrapped it in new clothes, and stored it. Each year, during a local harisabhā, the villagers take the manuscript to the temple, offering vermillion and sandalwood paste, and worship it as a sacred object. Upon the BRC team’s request, they unwrapped the manuscript and showed it to the team. The team deciphered it and discovered it to be Caitanya Maṅgala by Locana Dāsa Ṭhākura, written on handmade paper. Despite being submerged during the flood, the ink had not bled. Some folios were stuck together, but the team carefully cleaned, digitized, and preserved the invaluable manuscript..
