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  2. File:Gold Spot Price per Gram from Jan 1971 to Jan 2012.svg

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    English: This chart shows the nominal price of gold along with the price in 1971 and 2011 dollars (adjusted based on the consumer price index). The historical gold price was obtained from www.igolder.com; CPI was obtained from www.rateinflation.com. The data is in section Chart Data.

  3. Indian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    80 tola s = 1 ser (= 870.89816 gram) 40 sers = 1 maund (= 34 kg 8 hg 3 dag 5g 9 dg 2.6 cg /34.835926 kilograms) 1 rattī = 1.75 grains (= 0.11339825 gram/113 milligrams 398 1/4 micrograms 4 attograms ) (1 grain = 0.064799 gram) From 1833 the rupee and tolā weight was fixed at 180 grains, i.e. 11.66382 grams. Hence the weight of 1 maund ...

  4. Kingdoms of Kerala - Wikipedia

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    The Cheras regained control over Kerala in the 9th century CE until the kingdom was dissolved in the 12th century, after which smaller kingdoms, most notably the Kingdom of Calicut, arose. In 1498 CE, Portuguese traveler Vasco Da Gama established a sea route to Kozhikode by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope , located in the southernmost ...

  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. Chala, Thiruvananthapuram - Wikipedia

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    The market sells almost every commodity, from fruits and vegetables, gold and silver to paint and hardware. Most shops are open from 9 am to 8 pm daily except Sundays. The place gets very crowded in the evenings. A number of good eateries also dot the area. The 2 km stretch is one of the busiest shopping streets in Kerala.

  7. Tamil units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    1.5 Kaḻan; cu (கழஞ்சு) = 8 grams or one sovereign/pavun. ... (gold) = 57.6 grains; 1 Roman dinarium was traded on par with 2 Kāṇappon plus 1 ...

  8. Aranjanam - Wikipedia

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    In Kerala, this ceremony is performed on the 28th day after birth of the child, as this is the first time the nakshatram (star) of the child repeats according to the Malayalam calendar. During the ceremony, charadu (thread), one in black or red cotton and the other a chain in gold are intertwined and tied around the waist of the child - this is ...

  9. The Gold (Control) Act, 1968 - Wikipedia

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    The Gold (Control) Act, 1968 is a repealed Act of the Parliament of India which was enacted to control sale and holding of gold in personal possession. High demand for gold in India with negligible indigenous production results in gold imports, leading to drastic devaluation of the Indian rupee and depletion of foreign exchange reserves to alarming levels.