A Visit to Ramanathapuram Palace – Walking Through the Pages of History
During our recent trip to Ramnad, we visited the historic Ramanathapuram Palace (Ramalinga Vilasam). Since it is not a popular tourist destination like many other famous monuments, we requested the ticket collector to guide us through the palace. We felt that such a wonderful place deserves to be known by more people. The main gate Palace Entrance The palace was built by Kilavan Sethupathi (Raghunatha Kilavan Sethupathi) around 1680. As we entered through the massive teakwood door, we were amazed that it was still standing strong after more than three centuries. The moment we stepped inside, we noticed something surprising—it was much cooler inside than outside, even though the weather was quite hot. The guide and the door Curious, we asked the guide about it. He explained that the palace walls were coated with a traditional mixture of lime (சுண்ணாம்பு), kadukkai ( கடுக்காய் ), pathaneer, palm jaggery ( பனங்கருப்பட்டி ) and country egg whit...