Calimere, Point

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Calimere, Point

(the Calligicum of Ptolemy) A low promontory in the Tirutturaippundi taluk of Tanjore District, Madras, situated in 10° iS' N. and 79° 51' E., 40 miles from Point Pedrcj in Ceylon. A lighthouse was erected on it in 1902. Inland stretches a ' reserved ' forest extending over 6^ square miles, where antelope, spotted deer, and wild hog are to be met with. Ponies are bred in the neighbourhood in small numbers, and tobacco is largely grown. To bathe in the sea at Point Calimere is considered sacred by the Hindus, and the place has a temple which is an object of pilgrimage. The promontory was once used as a sanitarium, but it is now said to be malarious from April to June