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|Playing on various musical instruments
 
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|Vadya – Playing musical instruments
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|Poetry
 
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|Nrtya - Dancing
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|Calligraphy
 
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|Acting, gesticulation, mimicry
 
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|Visheshakchhadya - Forhead decoration with paper, leaves etc.
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|Metrical compositions
 
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|Drawing, Painting, Calligraphy
 
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|Tandul-kusumabalivikar - use of colored rice grains and flower for worship.
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|Dancing
 
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|Painting figures of various designs on the various parts of the body with musk paste and other fragrant substances.
 
|Painting figures of various designs on the various parts of the body with musk paste and other fragrant substances.
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|PushpastaraN - Floral carpets
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|Evaluating precious stones
 
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|Preparing for use in worship various designs with grains of rice, flowers, etc
 
|Preparing for use in worship various designs with grains of rice, flowers, etc
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|Dashnavsanangrag - Decaration of nails and body
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|Wrestling
 
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|Preparing a bed of flowers
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|Manibhumika karma - Floor decoration with pearls or precious stones.
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|Cooking
 
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|Colouring the teeth and other limbs and articles of wearing apparel
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|Shayanrachana – Bed arrangement.
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|Magic
 
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|Paving a floor with Precious stones
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|Udakvadya - Jalataranga-Series of water pots for creating music.
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|Shoe-making
 
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|Udakaghat - Sprinkling with water cannons.
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|Thieving
 
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|Using a pot full of water as a musical instrument and treading on water
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|Chitrashycha yoga – Herbal preparations for weakening of enemy
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|Iron smithery
 
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|Showing miracles of various kinds
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|Malyagranthanvikalpa - Preparation of floral garlands and hair bands
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|Painting
 
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|Preparing chaplets and wreathe of flowers
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|Shekarkapidyojan – Ladies hair styling.
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|Gardening
 
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|making ornaments of flowers for ears, braid
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|Nepathyaprayog - Body make-up with cloth, ornaments and flowers.
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|Carpentry
 
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|Modes of beautifying the body with clothes and ornaments of various kinds
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|KarNapatrabhanga - Ear ornaments preparation.
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|Hair-dressing
 
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|Painting ornamental figures on ears
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|Gandhayukti - Making scented dhupa.
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|Hunting
 
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|Making perfumes and cosmetics of various kinds
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|BhushaNyojan - Ornamental make-up
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|Trading
 
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|Making ornaments of various designs
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|Endrajal – Magic / mesmerism.
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|Agriculture
 
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|Jugglery
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|Kauchumaryog - Preparation of sex tonics.
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|Animal husbandry
 
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|Appearing in various guises of one's choice
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|Hastlaghav- Hand magic.
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|making medicines,
 
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|Sleight of hand
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|Vichitrashakayushbhakshyavikar kriya- Culinary preparations- sweets etc.
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|leather work,
 
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|Culinary art
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|Panakrasa Ragasav yojan- Making sharbat or syrups.
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|driving,
 
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|Making drinks of various tastes and colours and spirituous liquors of various kinds
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|Suchivan Karm –Needle work-Embroidery
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|fishing,
 
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|Weaving and needle-work of various kinds
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|Sutra krida –Hand puppets show
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|Working puppets by strings
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|Veenadamruvadya-Playing musical instruments like veena or damru
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|singing
 
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|Making musical instruments of various kinds
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|Pahelika - Solving riddles.
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|Pratimala- An interesting style of reading text or poem.
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|preparing manuscripts
 
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|Capping verses
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|Durvachakyog - Reciting text which is difficult to pronounce and understand.
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|Skill in uttering tongue twisters
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|Pustak Vachan –Book reading
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|dyeing
 
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|The art of reading manuscripts easily and quickly
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|Natakakhyalika darshan -Dramatics
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|Dramaturgy and story writing
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|Kavya Samasyapurti – Solving riddles.
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|Pattikavetrayanvikalpa - Furniture making.
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|making moulds
 
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|Making ligatures, canes, arrows
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|Maniragakar Dyana- Idientification of pearls and gems.
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|Knowledge of latent minerals
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|Meshkukkutlavakyuddhavidhi – Knowledge of bird/ animal fighting for gambling.
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|Setting game rams, cocks, quails to fight as sport
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|Utsadan-Samvahan-Keshmardankaushal- Body massage and hair care.
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|Deshbhasha vidyan –Knowledge of foreign languages.
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|Aakarsh kriya - Playing with dices.
 
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