South India and her Muhammadan Invaders c13.s1.114

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c13.s1.114

45. Vēḍalai.—Toṇitturai, Marakkāyarpaṭṭaṇam, Vēḍalai are all havens alongside of one another on the southern side of the Pēninsula of Maṇḍapam and set over against the island of Rāmēśvaram in a well sheltered part of the Gulf of Mannar. Being at the head of the gulf, it was apparently a starting point for the ships and boats getting ready to go for pearl fishing. (See under Battelar).

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