Kulasekharapatnam

Kulasekarapatnam is a town in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu, India. Kulasekharapatnam was an ancient port dating to the 1st centuries of the Christian era and was contemporaneous to the existence of Kollam, Cheran Port, another Pandyan port. Kollam served the Pandyas on the west drift while Kulasekharapatnam served them on the east drift interfacing them to Ceylon and the pearl fisheries in the Gulf of Mannar confronting the Tirunelveli Coast.

Alternate ports on the Coromandel Coast were Kaveripumpattinam and Arikamedu. On the west drift the antiquated ports were Kodungallur and Barugachha in Gujarat. Kulasekharapatnam lost its importance once Tuticorin turned into a major port. Presently Kulasekarapatnam has Muslim Population as Marakkars or Marakkayars they were doing exchange with Ships, they had originated from Kerala, it is said Kunjali Marakkar's relatives originating from kerala. In Kulsekarapatnam till 1965 the little ships "Dhoni" worked from that point.

On the off chance that one town was a port, it more likely than not had a Light House. Kulasekharapatnam even now has a beacon in close Manapad. In Kulasekharapatnam, now even called a piece of this town Rawthar Paalyam that Rawthar is called to a segment of Muslim that their exchange with steeds. Kulasekharapatnam was likewise a critical exchange focus even before the entry of Islam. Since the eighth century AD, This city is possessed by Muslims having a place with the Indian race.