page_title: Dutch Occupation of the Thiruchendur Temple
section_title: Dutch–Portuguese Conflict in India
hierarchical_section_title: Dutch Occupation of the Thiruchendur Temple / Dutch–Portuguese Conflict in India
caption_attribution_description: Dutch conquest in the East Indies
context_page_description: The Murugan temple at Thiruchendur was occupied by the Dutch East India company between the years 1646 to 1648, during the course of their war with the Portuguese. The local people tried during these 2 years to try and free their temple, with several futile attempts. The Dutch finally vacated the temple on orders from the Naik ruler. However, while vacating the temple, they hacked away and removed the idol of the main deity of the temple, and took it back to Galle, Dutch Ceylon. The idols was returned after many negotiations with the Madurai Nayakar.
caption: The primary Dutch and Portuguese settlements in Asia, 1665AD[5]
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