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Bala Kanakkatikaram
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Bala Kanakkatikaram

Enkal Kanitham
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Enkal Kanitham

Jayamuni Manai Nul
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Jayamuni Manai Nul

Contains 4 leaves. Readable. Complete. condition is bad. 10-11 lines per page. This manuscript deals with calculations to construct buildings. Contains 33 verses with some diagrams.
Kanakkatikaram
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Kanakkatikaram

Kanakkatikaram
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Kanakkatikaram

Contains 61 leaves. Readable. Incomplete. Damaged. 8-9 lines per page. This manuscript served as a pedagogic material to the students of secondary to the advanced level of schooling. Deals with various mathematical notations, and arithmetic calculations.
Kanakkatikaram
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Kanakkatikaram

Kanakkatikaram
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Kanakkatikaram

The dimension of this palm leaf manuscript is 31 x 3.5. Contains 1 page. 6 lines per page. Incomplete. The page number mentioned on the right side of the page is 142. The song on this page details the Tamil letters.
Kanakkatikaram
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Kanakkatikaram

Kanakkatikaram
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Kanakkatikaram

The dimension of the palm leaf manuscript is 15x1 inches. 22 leaves; 44 folios. Condition is good, though some leaves are damaged. Contains 4-5 lines per page. Incomplete. Kanakkatikaram is a pedagogic text for advanced students. It deals with arithmetic and other mathematical calculations. Contains both formulas as well as calculations.
Kanakku Saastiram
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Kanakku Saastiram

Kanitha Saastiram
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Kanitha Saastiram

Contains 84 leaves. Readable. Incomplete. 8 - 9 lines per page approximately. Preserved in good condition. This manuscript deals with astrological calculations based on Surya Siddhanta.
Manai Nul
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Manai Nul

Manai Saastiram
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Manai Saastiram

The dimension of this palm leaf manuscript is 23.5 x 3. Contains 41 leaves. 6 lines per page approximately. Incomplete. Readable. Almost the left portion of all of the manuscripts are damaged. This manuscript contains both text and commentary. Beginning with the quality of the sculptor, this text details the beneficial star for the owner, measuring land for construction, measuring scale, trees for suitable varnas are listed and detailed. This text could probably be pedagogical material for schools.
Manai Saastiram
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Manai Saastiram

The dimension of this palm leaf manuscript is 23.5 x 3. Contains 41 leaves. 6 lines per page approximately. Incomplete. Readable. Almost the left portion of all of the manuscripts are damaged. This manuscript contains both text and commentary. Beginning with the quality of the sculptor, this text details the beneficial star for the owner, measuring land for construction, measuring scale, trees for suitable varnas are listed and detailed. This text could probably be pedagogical material for schools.
Manai Saastiram
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Manai Saastiram

Manai Saastiram
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Manai Saastiram

The dimension of this palm leaf manuscript is 38 x 3.5. Contains 24 leaves. 4 - 8 lines per page. Preserved in good condition. Incomplete. Pages are misarranged. This text deals with the calculation of the construction land with its diagram. The measurement table was also given with the fortunes gained by the owner if he used the measurement. This treatise seems to be a reference material for the builders and astrologers.
Manaiyadi Saastiram
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Manaiyadi Saastiram

Contains 24 leaves. Readable. Incomplete. 8-9 lines per page approximately. Good condition. This manuscript deals with the land calculations and lists the fortunes to specific land measures. This manuscript could have used as a reference material for astrologers and builders.
Manaiyadi Saastiram
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Manaiyadi Saastiram

Manaiyalankaaram
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Manaiyalankaaram

Contains 28 leaves. Readable. Complete. 4-5 lines per page approximately. Good condition. This manuscript deals with building constructions and calculations.
Measuring Practice with Olai
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Measuring Practice with Olai

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Sirpa Saastiram
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Sirpa Saastiram

Contains 163 leaves. 5 lines per page approximately. Incomplete. Readable. Preserved in good condition. This manuscript deals with astrological data, fortunes, calculations with respective diagrams, and chakras.
Sirpa Saastiram
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Sirpa Saastiram

The dimension of this paper manuscript is 27.5 x 24. Contains 31 pages. Incomplete. Preserved in good condition. 20 lines per page. This text deals with the calculation of the construction land, measuring threshold, prescribes rooms to appropriate directions, and predicts fortunes according to the measurement. This text could be used as reference material.