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 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 graves mainly for the Dutch personnel who lived in Pulicat during the 17^th century. Ornamental engravings were done with birds, animals, flowers, etc. It was said that from one of the tombs, an underground passage led to the fort. Some died during the months of October and November. We could trace a 19th-century tomb also.   

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 Entrance gate

 Guards at the entrance gate

  

  This tombstone has 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 the 1700s, the 18^th Century. Constructed with brick and a tiled roof. The altar is very simple.  At the entrance top, some of the tiles had fallen down, and it was said that the Church is under worship.

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---OM SHIVAYA NAMA--- .