The Dutch Cemetery and St Antony's Church at Pulicat, Pazhaverkadu, Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu.

.. a Continuation post of Pulicat – A heritage Visit.

25^th February 2017.

THE DUTCH CEMETERY

Visited to this Dutch Cemetery at Pulicat ( Pazhaverkadu ) last year and posted in my blog with details and photographs. This visit is focused on heritage value. The cemetery has the graves mainly for the Dutch personal, who lived in Pulicat during 17^th century. Ornamental engravings were done with birds, animals, flowers etc. It was told that from one of the tomb an underground passage was leading to the fort. Some are died during the month of October and November. We could trace a 19^th century tomb also.   

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 Entrance gate

 Guards at the entrance gate

  

  This tomb stone has the engravings of the Dutch Fort, Port with sea and fish in the water, Nearby Village. 

 This one is the latest 19^th century

 Our young curator searches for the passage, whether it goes to the Fort?

ST ANTONY’S CHURCH

This Church might have been built during  1700’s, ie 18^th Century. Constructed with brick and Tiled roof. The alter is very simple.  At the entrance top some of the tiles had fallen down and it was told that the Church is under worship.

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---OM SHIVAYA NAMA--- .