21812019 \Vatakotal Fort- Wikipedia Vattakottai Fort Vattakottai Fort (or ‘Circular Fort’) is a seaside fort near Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu the southern tip of India. It was built in the 18th century as a coastal defence-fortification and barracks in the erstwhile Travancore kingdom. Vattakottai Fort It was constructed in the 18th century by the Venad kings of Travancore, Later it was modified under the supervision of Captain Eustachius De Lannoy, an ex-Dutch naval officer of the Dutch East India Company, who became commander of the Travancore Army (the very army that defeated him in the Battle of Colachel) in the 18th century, after he earned the trust of the Travancore King Marthanda Varma. De Lannoy reconstructed Vattakottai, as part of the defence-fortifications he undertook throughout Travancore, Loe: n Kanyakumari, India Coordinates 8.125°N 77.565°E The fort is made of granite blocks and, today, a part of the fort extends into the sea. It is a protected site under the Indian archaeological department. A major renovation of the fort was undertaken recently by the department, and the site is now a popular tourist spot. Type Cuttural State Party SS India Vattakottai Fort commands a picturesque view of both the sea < on the one side, and the hills (Western Ghats) on the other. Another interesting feature near the site is a beach of black sands. It is about 7 km (4.3 mi) from Kanyakumari town, Contents Shri Ansuya Dattadham, Anjugramam, Vattakkottai Photo gallery References e External links Location in Tamil Nadu, India Shri Ansuya Dattadham, Anjugramam, Vattakkottai Sadguru Shri Narayan Maharaj of Shri kshetra Narayanpur (Anna) and his disciple are building "Char DattaDhams" in four different directions in India, of which 2 Dhams have already been completed. |#!I2) = First of the Char Dattadhams has been constructed in Madhya Pradesh "Shiva Datta Dham, Jalkoti, Maheshwar, Khargone Shiv Datta Dham, Jalkoti, Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh” hitpsion wikipedia orgwikiVatlakotal Fort 42sairor9 Vatakot For- Wikipedia « Second of the Char Dattadhams is in Kanyakumari Anusaya Datta Dham, Vattakottai, Kanyakumari"Anusaya Datta Dham, Vatta-kottai Vattakottai Fort, Anju Gramam, Kanyakumari". = Third of the Char Dattadhams is near Kolkata "Bramha Datta Dham" and it is under construction situated in Bramha Datta Dham, Baruipara, Kolkata"Baruipara". This will be the largest Hindu temple in West Bengal = Shri Atri Dattadham, Himachal Pradesh hitpsion wikipedia orgwikiVatlakotal Fort 22