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				<title type="alt">No. 408. (A.R. No. 122 of 1903). ON THE SOUTH WALL OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE OF THE AGASTYESVARA TEMPLE AT TIRUCHCHUNAI, MELUR TALUK, MADURA DISTRICT.</title>
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