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Historic Sites Attractions In Tirunelveli

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Tirunelveli pronunciation , also known as Nellai and historically as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirunelveli District. It is the fifth-largest municipal corporation in the state after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and Trichy. Tirunelveli is located 700 km southwest of the state capital Chennai, 58 km away from Thoothukudi and 73Km from Kanyakumari. Tirunelveli is an ancient city, and is about 2000 years old. Tirunelveli is the capital of Tirunelveli District. The city is located on the west bank of the Thamirabarani River; its twin Palayankottai is on the east bank. Pa...
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Historic Sites Attractions In Tirunelveli

  • 1. Kattabomman Memorial Fort Tirunelveli
    Veerapandiya Kattabomman was an 18th-century Palayakarrar and chieftain from Panchalankurichi in Tamil Nadu, India. He refused to accept the sovereignty of the British East India Company and waged a war against them. He was captured by the British with the help of the ruler of the kingdom of Pudukottai, Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman, and was hanged at Kayathar on 16 October 1799.There are various traditional stories told of Kattabomman that tend to glorify him and his petty kingdom. He was a Vatuka , a loose term for a group of Telugu-speaking castes which includes families who claim to have moved south to settle in the arid Tirunelveli region after the collapse of the Nayak-controlled Vijayanagara Empire in 1565. They had previously had some prominence in the imperial court and may have bee...
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