Temple info -3869. Sikhari-Pallaveshvaram Cave Temple,Melacheri. சிகாரி பல்லவேஸ்வரம் குடவரை கோயில்,மேலச்சேரி
Temple info-3869 கோயில் தகவல் -3869 Melacheri – Sikhari-Pallaveshvaram Cave Temple By Saurabh Saxena - November 4, 2010 7 7208 Melacheri is a small village in Viluppuram district of Tamilnadu. It is situated not very far from Gingee city, famous for its fort. The earliest modern reference of the town is found the South Arcot district gazetteer of 1906 1 . It mentions that it a fortified town known as “old Gingee” in its bygone days. The temple of Maddilesvara was mentioned with its rock-cut linga. Earlier, it was the chief village of a jaghir known as Gingee or Melacheri jaghir. It was said to be granted by the Delhi Emperor to a Rajput, Sivanath Singh. It consisted to seven taluks. However, after the fall of the Delhi Empire in the hands of the Nawabs of Arcot, this jagir was slowly reduced to mere 11 villages, granted for life to Tejonath Singh. The descendents of the family still live in the village in very dilapidated conditions. The temple was included in t...
