 Temple schools from 12–13th centuries included the school at the Nataraja temple situated at Chidambaram which employed 20 librarians, out of whom 8 were copiers of manuscripts and 2 were employed for verification of the copied manuscripts.The remaining staff conducted other duties, including preservation and maintained of reference material.Another establishment during this period is the Uddandapura institute established during the 8th century under the patronage of the Pala dynasty.