BHAVANI - SANGAMESWAR TEMPLE

And the town grew to such extent that it became a flourishing pilgrim town even in the beginning of the last century. The then ruling authorities of the East India Company enchanted by its surrounding beauty and its salubrious climate made it the headquarters of the composite district of Salem and Coimbatore. Naturally its importance started mounting.

Now begins history with the appointment of William Garrow as the Collector. By temperament, he was a highly cultured man, owning commendable virtues of toleration for other religions and dedication to work. Although an Englishman by birth, education and life-style, he developed certain adorable sentiments meriting adulation and emulation, as a matter of fact. He occupied a two-storeyed bunglow then, and it was opposite the Sangameswar temple. 

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