Thanjavur, India
Saraswathi Mahal Library
Saraswathi Mahal Library, also called Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji's Saraswathi Mahal Library is a library located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the oldest subsisting libraries in Asia established during 16th century by the Nayak kings of Thanjavur and has on display a rare collection of Palm leaf manuscripts and paper written in Tamil and Sanskrit and a few other indigenous languages of india. The collection comprises well over 49,000 volumes, though only a tiny fraction of these are on display.
- City
- Thanjavur
- Country
- India
- Category
- Museum
- Suggested visit
- About 120 minutes
More places in Thanjavur
- Brihadisvara Temple
- Great Living Chola Temples
- Punnainallur Mariamman Temple
- Hara Saabha Vimocchana Perumal Temple
Background: Wikipedia