The Saraswathi Mahal Library was started  between the intervals of 1535  AD and 1673 for the Royals of Nayaka Mannars and the library was expanded by the Maratha Mannars between  1673 AD and 1855. Specifically during the kingdom of  Saroboji II, thousands of books were got placed. And the library has collections of rare and illustrated  manuscripts in Indian and European languages.The palm leaf manuscripts go beyond 20,000 in number. The rare Sanskrit books in the library were collected by the Mannar Saroboji from various places of the western side of India and hence the name Saroboji.