16th March, 2016.
After our visit to Sri Samayeeswarar, we went 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 showed us the graves and told us some details
also. The skull at the top of the arch and skeletons on both sides of the
entrance welcomed us to visit the Cemetery.
THE DUTCH CEMETERY, PULICAT.
The Portuguese established a factory for the trading
port at Pulicat with the permission of the Vijayanagara king in 1502. They
built a port and controlled it in 1609. They were defeated by the Dutch and
Pulicat Port came under their control. The Pulicat has become the capital of the 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 the 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 the British period the
name became 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 OF THE CEMETERY: CLICK
HERE
Dutch port, Fort, Houses, and sea carved one of the
grave slabs
Pazhaverkadu ( Pulicat was called Palliacatta during the 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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