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some such supervision is exercised, the Temples will, in a few 

 years, cease to exist. 



38. Perhaps an annual scrutiny of the management and the 

 accounts, might be resorted to with advantage so far as the build- 

 ings are concerned. 



Forts. 



39. These are of two kinds : Forts in the plains and Hill Forts. 

 The remains of Forts in the plains are very numerous : — indeed 



there were very few places of any importance, and very few Tem- 

 ples that were unfortified. 



40. The principal Forts were on the lines of march from the 

 Mysore country into Coimbatore — at the principal Passes on the 

 Ambravati, the Cauvery and the Bawani— and a few were the 

 strongholds of the Palegars. 



41. There were two principal Passes into Coimbatore from 

 Mysore : — one by Cauverypuram — and one by Gazelhutti. 



42. On the first of these the principal Forts were : 



1. Cauverypuram— greater part of the walls still standing. 



2. Chambali — walls of brick and stone. The bricks were 

 lately sold to the Iron Company. The wall now demolished. 



3. Bawani— stone-walls still standing— the Temple and the 

 Traveller's Bungalow are within the old walls. 



4. Perindor — mud- walls, faced with stone — now demolish ed. 

 Near this Pass, at Andiyur, the stone walls are still standing of 



an old Fort — the Temple is within the Fort. 



43. On the Gazelhutti Pass the principal Forts were : 



Tullamalai. — At the head of the Pass. 

 Gazelhutti.— A portion of which is still standing. 

 Danaikenkotta. — On the Bawani near the junction of the 



Moyar. This was a large mud and stone Fort. It 



is now nearly demolished. 

 Sattiamangalam. — Also on the Bawani ; a very important 



Fort, built of stone — the walls are still standing. 

 At Erod. — A very important Pass on the Cauvery : there 



was a large and strong Fort : the walls are still 



standing. 



