Shiyali Town, 1908

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Shiyali Town

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.

Sirgali

Head-quarters of the taluk of the same name in Tanjore District, Madras, situated in n 14' N. and 79 44' E., with a station on the main line of the South Indian Railway. Popula- tion (1901), 9,722. It was the birthplace of the famous Tamil poet and saint, Tirugnana Sambandha, who lived in the first half of the seventh century. In the Siva temple there is a shrine dedicated to this saint, with a Chola inscription recording a gift. There are two high schools, one maintained by the Leipzig Evangelical Lutheran Mission and the other by a native gentleman. Shiyali is noted for mats made of a kind of Cyperus, Cotton cloths are also woven of an inferior kind.