Description:
Panchalankurichi is a small but historic village around 70km from Tirunelveli and 18 km from Tuticorin. From here the great warrior Katta Bomman popularly known as 'Veerapandiya Kattabomman' raised his voice against the British regime in the 17th Century A.D. The Government of Tamil Nadu constructed the existing memorial fort in 1974. The memorial Hall, have beautiful paintings on the walls depicting the heroic deeds of the saga, which gives a good idea about the history of the period. Sri Devi Jakkammal Temple, the hereditary Goddess of Kattabomman, is located near the fort. A cemetery of British soldiers is also seen near the fort. The Archaeological Survey of India protects the remnants of the old fort. At Kayatar, near Tirunelveli the place where he was hanged, there is another memorial for Kattabomman.
