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            "title_ta": "முத்துத் தாண்டவர் கீர்த்தனைகள்",
            "transliteration": "Muthu Thandavar Keerthanaigal",
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            "type_ta": "கீர்த்தனை",
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            "title_ta": "கந்தர் நாடகம்",
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