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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. 



Fonxs. 



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 demolished. 

 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. 



