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This item is a group photo of employees in the Kodaikanal Observatory in 1913.

The item is a request by A. A. Narayana Ayyar to revise the pay scale. He pointed out the difficulties that the employees have faced in the Kodaikanal Observatory, which can substantiate his request. The letter was written in 1920.

The letter was about the zodiacal light observation in 1916 done by A. A. Narayana Ayyar from Solar Physics Observatory, Kodaikanal. Thomas Royds sent the letter to Maunder in 1916. A. A Narayana Ayyar was the third assistant of Kodaikanal Observatory during that time.

The note contains an observation of the zodiacal light done by A. A Narayana Ayyar from Solar Physics Observatory, Kodaikanal, in 1916. A. A. Narayana Ayyar was the third Assistant at Kodaikanal Solar Physics Observatory. The observations were tabulated under the headings of date, time, stars on the brightest part of the zodiac, and remarks. Comments were recorded from January 23rd to February 2nd, 1916.

The office order was about the temporary promotion of Thomas Royds and A. A. Narayana Ayyar. Due to the absence of John Evershed, Director of Solar Physics Observatory, Kodaikanal, The Assistant Director, Thomas Royds, was appointed as Acting Director, and The first Assistant, A. A. Narayana Ayyar, as The Acting Assistant Director. The order was sent from Simla in 1920.

This fond contains letters, several photographs, and observations related to A. A Narayana Ayer during the year 1913-1920.

The handwritten document was an explanatory memo by John Evershed, signed in 1918. A. A. Narayana Ayyar was the 3rd Assistant of the Solar Physics Observatory, Kodaikanal, from 1913 to 1918. During that period, he also served as the 2nd Assistant of the Observatory for more than one year. The memo was about the approval of the allowance provided to A. A. Narayana Ayyar for the service as 2nd Assistant. The exact dates during which he acted as the 2nd Assistant of the Observatory are also mentioned in the document.

The photograph of A. A. Narayana Ayyar was taken in 1913 at Solar Physics Observatory, Kodaikanal.

This reply letter was sent to the Deputy Director of Madras Observatory informing the amount had been recovered from A.A. Narayana Aiyar in three instalments at Rs. 26-10-8 in the pay bills for April, May and June 1913.