Nali (Padi)

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Description: Brass with Iron Batch on top. Belong to the Sankaran Kovil (temple), Registered year 1819 or 1829. Since it was not used in the temple, it was given to the Museum on 13.6.89
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Rights: Creative Commons (CC BY SA NC 4.0), Deed Creative Commons (CC BY SA NC 4.0), Legal Code
Title Variant: நாழி (படி) (பித்தளையில் இரும்பு பட்டை)
Title Translation: nāḻi (paṭi) (pittaḷaiyil irumpu paṭṭai)
Identifier: NLI_FASM_KTM_0
Subject: Capacity Measure
Type: Brass; பித்தளை, Iron; இரும்பு
Language: Tamil
Dimensions: Diameter Top 105.6mm/100.42mm, Inner Height 142.17mm, Outer Height 146.64mm, Thickness 1.65mm, Cirucumference Top 32.2cm
Current Location: Folk Arts Site Museum, Courtallam
Location - Physical Location: Folk Arts Site Museum, Courtallam
List: Nali, நாழி
Tag: Volume Measure
Museum Objects
Brass
Capacity Measure
Folk Arts Site Museum, Courtallam

"Nali (Padi)." Archive of Mathematical Practices. Accessed July 24, 2026. https://echoes.ifpindia.org/s/shmp_landing/document/NLI_FASM_KTM_0

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