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  2. Padmanabhaswamy Temple treasure - Wikipedia

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    The Padmanabhaswamy temple treasure is a collection of valuable objects including gold thrones, crowns, coins, statues and ornaments, diamonds and other precious stones. It was discovered in some of the subterranean vaults of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, in the Indian state of Kerala, when five of its six (or possibly eight) vaults were opened on 27 June 2011.

  3. Tola (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The tola formed the base for units of mass under the British Indian system, and was also the standard measure of gold and silver bullion. [1] Although the tola has been officially replaced by metric units since 1956, [ 8 ] it is still in current use, and is a popular denomination for gold bullion bars in Bangladesh , India , Nepal , Pakistan ...

  4. Indian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    1 Pav = 2 Adh-pav = ¼ Seer (Pav means ¼) The unit pav is still used to this date however, it has been modified to "a fourth of a kilogram". 1 Adher = 2 Pav = ½ Seer In Hindi ½ Seer = Adha (½) Seer, or Adher 1 Ser = 2 Adher = 4 Pav = 16 Chattank = 80 Tola = 933.1 grams 1 Savaser = 1 Ser + 1 Pav (1¼ Seer) 1 Savaser weighed 100 Imperial rupees

  5. Gold business in Thrissur - Wikipedia

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    The Gold business in Thrissur is a major revenue earner for the economy of Kerala, India.About 500 kg of gold jewellery is manufactured every year in state, the majority of which is done in Thrissur, making the city a hub of gold business and gold jewellery manufacturing in Kerala and South India. [1]

  6. Koduvally - Wikipedia

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    Koduvally is known as the city of gold for its gold trade legacy since 18s and 19s. Koduvally is one of the 140 assembly constituencies in Kerala and One of the 12 block panchayats in kozhikode.The nearest local bodies are Kizhakkoth , Madavoor , kunnamangalam , Omassery , Mukkam , and Thamarassery . [ 3 ]

  7. Economy of Thrissur - Wikipedia

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    It is said to be the heartland of Kerala's business acumen and home to most every leading Malayali entrepreneurs. [1] The city which is famous for Bullion, Banking and its Business acumen, is the darling of investors in Kerala. Thrissur is also referred as the Golden city of India. It manufactures 70% of plain gold jewellery in Kerala per day.

  8. Pattanam - Wikipedia

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    The multi-disciplinary and multi-seasonal archaeological research at Pattanam from 2007 undertaken by the Kerala Council for Historical Research (KCHR) is a pioneering initiative in the history of Kerala Archaeology. [3] Square copper coins (on one side an elephant and on the other bows and arrows) had been found at the site. These types of ...

  9. Tulabhara - Wikipedia

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    A tula-dana balance at the Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple in Kerala, India A tulabhara donation of bananas in progress at the Chottanikkara Temple in Kerala. Tulabhara, also known as Tula-purusha (IAST: Tulāpuruṣa) or Tula-dana, is an ancient Hindu practice in which a person is weighed against a commodity (such as gold, grain, fruits or other objects), and the equivalent weight of that ...