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767:List of Sangam poets
712:Global organizations
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815:Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai
433:are written in the
204:Ancient Tamil music
120:Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai
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1125:Tamil onomatopoeia
752:Tamil books of Law
411:Pathinenkilkanakku
161:Perumpāṇāṟṟuppaṭai
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