Gautam John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I always thought it had Tippu's artillery battery or some such and
> hence the name.

True, Tippu used a Jain temple to store ammo.  Sultan's Battery is the
Brit name.  Ganapathyvattom, even as Ganapady Watton, was a bit too
hard for them. :)

Malabar Manual (William Logan, 1877) should have more juice.  It is
such painfully researched work, and yet a good part of it immensely
readable.  I can't imagine him missing such details.

But the thread drift, ehm...

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