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English: Panchalamkurichi Fort or the Kattabomman Memorial Fort is a famous historic attraction situated in the vicinity of Thiruchendur, at Salikulam.
As per legends the fort was built in the 18th century by the famous Panchalamkurichi King Veera Pandya Kattabomman. The Fort was completely damaged in the war of 1799, when Veera Pandya Kattabomman was captured by the British East India Company. The Fort was recaptured from the British by his brother. The existing memorial fort was constructed in 1974, by the Government of Tamil NaduThe memorial Hall, have beautiful paintings on the walls depicting the heroic deeds of the saga which gives a good idea about the history of the period. Sri Devi Jakkammal Temple, the hereditary Goddess of Kattabomman,and. a cemetery of British soldiers are also seen near the fort. The remnants of the old fort is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India. |
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