16th March, 2016.
After out visit to Sri Samayeeswarar
we had been to the Dutch Cemetery. The Cemetery is under the control of
ASI ( Archaeological Survey of India ). A person in the tea stall with the key
opened the gate and showed us the graves and told some details
also. The skull at the top of the arch and skeletons on both side of the
entrance welcomed us to visit the Cemetery.
THE DUTCH CEMETERY, PULICAT.
The Portuguese established a factory for trading
port at Pulicat with the permission of Vijayanagara king during 1502. They
built a port and controlled till 1609. They were defeated by Dutch and
Pulicat port came under their control. The Pulicat was become the capital for
Dutch Coromandel.
The Cemetery has 77 graves of which 62 are
identified and all of them are covered with single stone slabs intrinsically
carved flowers, birds human faces, borders, etc. The names and descriptions
are inscribed in Dutch language ( Hope it might have been brought from
Dutch with engravings ). 5 graves were built with domes/
structures. There are three oblique, in one Pulicat was mentioned as
Palliacatta. ( Initially the name was Pazhakatta and during British period the
name has become Pulicat. ). The graves are between 1646 to 1777.
For the details of the graves : findagrave. com
Dutch Cemetery II at Pulicat : Dutch Cemetery II
LOCATION:CLICK
HERE
Dutch port, Fort, Houses and sea carved one of the
grave slab
Pazhaverkadu ( Pulicat was called as Palliacatta during 18th century
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OM SHIVAYA NAMAHA:---
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To be continued with the Shiva temple at
Thirupalaivanam.
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