10 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 



8 measures =1 marakkal. 



5 marakkals = 1 para. 



400 marakkals = 1 garisa. 



50 jodis (i.e., double measures 



or 100 Madras measures). = 1 palla. 



Weights. 



3 rupees weight (tolas) ... = 1 palam. 



8 palams = 1 seer. 



5 seers (3 1 rattal) ... ... =1 viss. 



50 palams (1| viss) = 1 tuk. 



8 visses = 1 maund. 



20 maunds ... =1 bharam or candy. 



SALEM. 



Measures. 



2\ M.M = 1 vallam. 



40 vallams =1 kandagam. 



The vallam varies up to 3 M.M. 



Weights. 



The tuku is used, but varies from 1\ viss to 2£ viss accord- 

 ing to the commodity. 



1\ tukus =1 thulam. 



16 thulams ... ... =1 sattai. 



In Namakkal, 16 vallams. = 1 moda. 



6 modas =1 podi. 



NORTH ARCOT. 



Weights. 



3 tolas = 1 palam. 



8 palams =1 seer (kaccha). 



5 seers ... ... ... =1 viss. 



2 visses ... ... ... = 1 dhadiyam. 



4 dhadiyams =1 maund. 



20 maunds = 1 candy. 



The pucka seer of Chittoor and Vellore is 72 tolas. 



