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	'''Tangasseri Lighthouse''' or '''Thangassery Lighthouse''' is situated at [[Tangasseri]] in [[Kollam]] city of the Indian state of [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite rowlett\|indsw\|access-date=5 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Tangassery Point Light, Quilon/Kollam \|work=World List of Lights (WLOL) \|publisher=Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society \|url=http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/IND109.html \|access-date=27 March 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141319/http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/IND109.html \|archive-date=2 April 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref> It is one of the two lighthouses in the [[Kollam Metropolitan Area]] and is maintained by the Cochin Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/DLLChennai/530_1_DLLChennai.aspx \|title=Chennai Directorate – Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships \|publisher=Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships \|access-date=27 March 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315010548/http://dgll.nic.in/DLLChennai/530_1_DLLChennai.aspx \|archive-date=15 March 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite ~~web~~ \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/rs-111cr-project-to-beautify-road-to-tangasseri-lighthouse/article6562795.ece \|title=Rs. 1.11-cr. project to beautify road to Tangasseri lighthouse \|newspaper=The Hindu \|access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> In operation since 1902,<ref>{{cite ~~web~~ \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/tangasseri-lighthouse-to-stay-open-for-longer-hours/article5525671.ece \|title=Tangasseri lighthouse to stay open for longer hours \|newspaper=The Hindu \|access-date=27 March 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429012946/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/tangasseri-lighthouse-to-stay-open-for-longer-hours/article5525671.ece \|archive-date=29 April 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref> the cylindrical lighthouse tower painted with white and red oblique bands has a height of {{convert\|41\|m}}, making it the second tallest lighthouse in Kerala coast.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~ \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-look-for-tangasseri-lighthouse/article8634902.ece \|title=New look for Tangasseri lighthouse \|newspaper=The Hindu \|access-date=27 May 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523004657/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-look-for-tangasseri-lighthouse/article8634902.ece \|archive-date=23 May 2016 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Tangasseri Lighthouse is one of the most visited lighthouses in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite ~~web~~ \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Lighthouse-sees-rise-in-footfall/article16952809.ece \|title=Lighthouse sees rise in footfall \|newspaper=The Hindu \|access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref>		'''Tangasseri Lighthouse''' or '''Thangassery Lighthouse''' is situated at [[Tangasseri]] in [[Kollam]] city of the Indian state of [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite rowlett\|indsw\|access-date=5 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Tangassery Point Light, Quilon/Kollam \|work=World List of Lights (WLOL) \|publisher=Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society \|url=http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/IND109.html \|access-date=27 March 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141319/http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/IND109.html \|archive-date=2 April 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref> It is one of the two lighthouses in the [[Kollam Metropolitan Area]] and is maintained by the Cochin Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/DLLChennai/530_1_DLLChennai.aspx \|title=Chennai Directorate – Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships \|publisher=Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships \|access-date=27 March 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315010548/http://dgll.nic.in/DLLChennai/530_1_DLLChennai.aspx \|archive-date=15 March 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/rs-111cr-project-to-beautify-road-to-tangasseri-lighthouse/article6562795.ece \|title=Rs. 1.11-cr. project to beautify road to Tangasseri lighthouse \|newspaper=The Hindu \|date=3 November 2014 \|access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> In operation since 1902,<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/tangasseri-lighthouse-to-stay-open-for-longer-hours/article5525671.ece \|title=Tangasseri lighthouse to stay open for longer hours \|newspaper=The Hindu \|date=January 2014 \|access-date=27 March 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429012946/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/tangasseri-lighthouse-to-stay-open-for-longer-hours/article5525671.ece \|archive-date=29 April 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref> the cylindrical lighthouse tower painted with white and red oblique bands has a height of {{convert\|41\|m}}, making it the second tallest lighthouse in Kerala coast.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-look-for-tangasseri-lighthouse/article8634902.ece \|title=New look for Tangasseri lighthouse \|newspaper=The Hindu \|date=22 May 2016 \|access-date=27 May 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523004657/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-look-for-tangasseri-lighthouse/article8634902.ece \|archive-date=23 May 2016 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Tangasseri Lighthouse is one of the most visited lighthouses in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Lighthouse-sees-rise-in-footfall/article16952809.ece \|title=Lighthouse sees rise in footfall \|newspaper=The Hindu \|date=27 December 2016 \|access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
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	== Location ==		== Location ==
	The lighthouse is located on the coast at Tangasseri in Kollam city and is ~~the~~ one of the locations in India that still maintains [[Anglo-Indian]] culture. Tangasseri is home to remnants of an ancient [[Portuguese people\|Portuguese]] built coastal defence, the [[St Thomas Fort, Tangasseri\|St Thomas Fort]], a [[Portuguese Cemetery, Kollam\|Portuguese Cemetery]], a [[Buckingham Canal, Kollam\|canal]], the ancient [[Port of Quilon]] and the [[Infant Jesus Cathedral]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://rotarytangasseri.org/history.html \|title=A brief history of Tangasseri \|publisher=Rotary Club of Tangasseri \|access-date=9 January 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122170529/http://rotarytangasseri.org/history.html \|archive-date=22 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.superbindiatours.com/Kerala/kollam.html \|title=Superb India Tours – Kollam \|publisher=Superb India Tours \|access-date=9 January 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129222013/http://www.superbindiatours.com/Kerala/kollam.html \|archive-date=29 January 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.oocities.org/athens/Acropolis/9669/tangy.htm \|title=Tangasseri – OOCITIES \|publisher=OOCITIES \|access-date=9 January 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109123824/http://www.oocities.org/athens/Acropolis/9669/tangy.htm \|archive-date=9 January 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		The lighthouse is located on the coast at Tangasseri in Kollam city and is one of the locations in India that still maintains [[Anglo-Indian]] culture. Tangasseri is home to remnants of an ancient [[Portuguese people\|Portuguese]] built coastal defence, the [[St Thomas Fort, Tangasseri\|St Thomas Fort]], a [[Portuguese Cemetery, Kollam\|Portuguese Cemetery]], a [[Buckingham Canal, Kollam\|canal]], the ancient [[Port of Quilon]] and the [[Infant Jesus Cathedral]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://rotarytangasseri.org/history.html \|title=A brief history of Tangasseri \|publisher=Rotary Club of Tangasseri \|access-date=9 January 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122170529/http://rotarytangasseri.org/history.html \|archive-date=22 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.superbindiatours.com/Kerala/kollam.html \|title=Superb India Tours – Kollam \|publisher=Superb India Tours \|access-date=9 January 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129222013/http://www.superbindiatours.com/Kerala/kollam.html \|archive-date=29 January 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.oocities.org/athens/Acropolis/9669/tangy.htm \|title=Tangasseri – OOCITIES \|publisher=OOCITIES \|access-date=9 January 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109123824/http://www.oocities.org/athens/Acropolis/9669/tangy.htm \|archive-date=9 January 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

	Visitors are allowed access to the lighthouse between 11 am and 5 pm on all days except on Mondays.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://news.justkerala.in/increase-in-tangasseri-lighthouse-visiting-hours.php \|title=Increase in Tangasseri Lighthouse Visiting Hours \|date=2 January 2014 \|publisher=Kerala News \|access-date=27 March 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331083524/http://news.justkerala.in/increase-in-tangasseri-lighthouse-visiting-hours.php \|archive-date=31 March 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		Visitors are allowed access to the lighthouse between 11 am and 5 pm on all days except on Mondays.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://news.justkerala.in/increase-in-tangasseri-lighthouse-visiting-hours.php \|title=Increase in Tangasseri Lighthouse Visiting Hours \|date=2 January 2014 \|publisher=Kerala News \|access-date=27 March 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331083524/http://news.justkerala.in/increase-in-tangasseri-lighthouse-visiting-hours.php \|archive-date=31 March 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref>
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [[List of lighthouses in India]]		* [[List of lighthouses in India]]

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	* {{Lighthouse Digest\|2546}}		* {{Lighthouse Digest\|2546}}

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	The lighthouse is located on the coast at Tangasseri in Kollam city and is the one of the locations in India that still maintains [[Anglo-Indian]] culture. Tangasseri is home to remnants of an ancient [[Portuguese people\|Portuguese]] built coastal defence, the [[St Thomas Fort, Tangasseri\|St Thomas Fort]], a [[Portuguese Cemetery, Kollam\|Portuguese Cemetery]], a [[Buckingham Canal, Kollam\|canal]], the ancient [[Port of Quilon]] and the [[Infant Jesus Cathedral]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://rotarytangasseri.org/history.html \|title=A brief history of Tangasseri \|publisher=Rotary Club of Tangasseri \|access-date=9 January 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122170529/http://rotarytangasseri.org/history.html \|archive-date=22 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.superbindiatours.com/Kerala/kollam.html \|title=Superb India Tours – Kollam \|publisher=Superb India Tours \|access-date=9 January 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129222013/http://www.superbindiatours.com/Kerala/kollam.html \|archive-date=29 January 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.oocities.org/athens/Acropolis/9669/tangy.htm \|title=Tangasseri – OOCITIES \|publisher=OOCITIES \|access-date=9 January 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109123824/http://www.oocities.org/athens/Acropolis/9669/tangy.htm \|archive-date=9 January 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		The lighthouse is located on the coast at Tangasseri in Kollam city and is the one of the locations in India that still maintains [[Anglo-Indian]] culture. Tangasseri is home to remnants of an ancient [[Portuguese people\|Portuguese]] built coastal defence, the [[St Thomas Fort, Tangasseri\|St Thomas Fort]], a [[Portuguese Cemetery, Kollam\|Portuguese Cemetery]], a [[Buckingham Canal, Kollam\|canal]], the ancient [[Port of Quilon]] and the [[Infant Jesus Cathedral]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://rotarytangasseri.org/history.html \|title=A brief history of Tangasseri \|publisher=Rotary Club of Tangasseri \|access-date=9 January 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122170529/http://rotarytangasseri.org/history.html \|archive-date=22 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.superbindiatours.com/Kerala/kollam.html \|title=Superb India Tours – Kollam \|publisher=Superb India Tours \|access-date=9 January 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129222013/http://www.superbindiatours.com/Kerala/kollam.html \|archive-date=29 January 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.oocities.org/athens/Acropolis/9669/tangy.htm \|title=Tangasseri – OOCITIES \|publisher=OOCITIES \|access-date=9 January 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109123824/http://www.oocities.org/athens/Acropolis/9669/tangy.htm \|archive-date=9 January 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

	Visitors are allowed access to the lighthouse between 11 am and 5 pm on all days except on Mondays.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://news.justkerala.in/increase-in-tangasseri-lighthouse-visiting-hours.php \|title=Increase in Tangasseri Lighthouse Visiting Hours \|publisher=Kerala News \|access-date=27 March 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331083524/http://news.justkerala.in/increase-in-tangasseri-lighthouse-visiting-hours.php \|archive-date=31 March 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		Visitors are allowed access to the lighthouse between 11 am and 5 pm on all days except on Mondays.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://news.justkerala.in/increase-in-tangasseri-lighthouse-visiting-hours.php \|title=Increase in Tangasseri Lighthouse Visiting Hours \|date=2 January 2014 \|publisher=Kerala News \|access-date=27 March 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331083524/http://news.justkerala.in/increase-in-tangasseri-lighthouse-visiting-hours.php \|archive-date=31 March 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

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			{{Short description\|Lighthouse in Kerala, India}}
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	~~{{short description\|Lighthouse in Kerala, India}}~~
	{{Infobox lighthouse		{{Infobox lighthouse
	~~\| name = Tangasseri Lighthouse~~
	\| image_name = Thangassseri Lighthouse.jpg		\| image_name = Thangassseri Lighthouse.jpg
	\| caption = The lighthouse in 2017		\| caption = The lighthouse in 2017
	\| location = [[Tangasseri]], [[Kollam]], [[India]]		\| location = [[Tangasseri]], [[Kollam]], [[India]]
	~~\| pushpin_map = India Kollam#Kerala#India~~
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	\| coordinates = {{coord\|8.880691\|76.565955\|format=dms\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|8.880691\|76.565955\|format=dms\|display=inline,title}}
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	\| yearbuilt = 1902		\| yearbuilt = 1902
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	~~\| yeardeactivated =~~		\| marking = red and white diagonal stripe
	\| foundation = ~~Reinforced~~ concrete		\| shape = cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern
	\| construction = ~~Masonry~~ tower
	\| marking = ~~Red~~ and ~~White~~ diagonal stripe
	\| shape = ~~Cylindrical~~ tower with double balcony and lantern
	\| height = {{convert\|41\|m}}<ref name="Kerala_bizhat">{{cite web \|url=http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html \|title=Tourist Places in Kerala \|publisher=Bizhat.com \|access-date=22 October 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319042907/http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html \|archive-date=19 March 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		\| height = {{convert\|41\|m}}<ref name="Kerala_bizhat">{{cite web \|url=http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html \|title=Tourist Places in Kerala \|publisher=Bizhat.com \|access-date=22 October 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319042907/http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html \|archive-date=19 March 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref>
	\| focalheight = {{convert\|42\|m}} above [[mean sea level]]		\| focalheight = {{convert\|42\|m}} above [[mean sea level]]
	\| lens = 700 mm 2nd order 3 panel revolving optic inside 3.65 m diameter Lantern House (Chance Bros)		\| lens = 700 mm 2nd order 3 panel revolving optic inside 3.65 m diameter Lantern House (Chance Bros)
	~~\| currentlens =~~
	\| intensity = 1,27,950 [[Candela\|CDS]] (220/250 volt) AC 400W X 3 nos. (Metal Halide Lamps)		\| intensity = 1,27,950 [[Candela\|CDS]] (220/250 volt) AC 400W X 3 nos. (Metal Halide Lamps)
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	\| characteristic = Fl (3) W 15s.		\| characteristic = Fl (3) W 15s.
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	~~\| NGA = 27504<ref>{{cite rowlett\|indsw\|access-date=5 February 2016}}</ref>~~
	\| ARLHS = IND-109<ref>{{cite web \|title=Tangassery Point Light, Quilon/Kollam \|work=World List of Lights (WLOL) \|publisher=Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society \|url=http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/IND109.html \|access-date=27 March 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141319/http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/IND109.html \|archive-date=2 April 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref>
	~~\| USCG =~~
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	'''Tangasseri Lighthouse''' or '''Thangassery Lighthouse''' is situated at [[Tangasseri]] in [[Kollam]] city of the Indian state of [[Kerala]]. It is one of the two lighthouses in the [[Kollam Metropolitan Area]] and is maintained by the Cochin Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/DLLChennai/530_1_DLLChennai.aspx \|title=Chennai Directorate – Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships \|publisher=Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships \|access-date=27 March 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315010548/http://dgll.nic.in/DLLChennai/530_1_DLLChennai.aspx \|archive-date=15 March 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/rs-111cr-project-to-beautify-road-to-tangasseri-lighthouse/article6562795.ece \|title=Rs. 1.11-cr. project to beautify road to Tangasseri lighthouse \|newspaper=The Hindu \|access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> In operation since 1902,<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/tangasseri-lighthouse-to-stay-open-for-longer-hours/article5525671.ece \|title=Tangasseri lighthouse to stay open for longer hours \|newspaper=The Hindu \|access-date=27 March 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429012946/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/tangasseri-lighthouse-to-stay-open-for-longer-hours/article5525671.ece \|archive-date=29 April 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref> the cylindrical lighthouse tower painted with white and red oblique bands has a height of {{convert\|41\|m}}, making it the second tallest lighthouse in Kerala coast.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-look-for-tangasseri-lighthouse/article8634902.ece \|title=New look for Tangasseri lighthouse \|newspaper=The Hindu \|access-date=27 May 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523004657/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-look-for-tangasseri-lighthouse/article8634902.ece \|archive-date=23 May 2016 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Tangasseri Lighthouse is one of the most visited lighthouses in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Lighthouse-sees-rise-in-footfall/article16952809.ece \|title=Lighthouse sees rise in footfall \|newspaper=The Hindu \|access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref>		'''Tangasseri Lighthouse''' or '''Thangassery Lighthouse''' is situated at [[Tangasseri]] in [[Kollam]] city of the Indian state of [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite rowlett\|indsw\|access-date=5 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Tangassery Point Light, Quilon/Kollam \|work=World List of Lights (WLOL) \|publisher=Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society \|url=http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/IND109.html \|access-date=27 March 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141319/http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/IND109.html \|archive-date=2 April 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref> It is one of the two lighthouses in the [[Kollam Metropolitan Area]] and is maintained by the Cochin Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/DLLChennai/530_1_DLLChennai.aspx \|title=Chennai Directorate – Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships \|publisher=Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships \|access-date=27 March 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315010548/http://dgll.nic.in/DLLChennai/530_1_DLLChennai.aspx \|archive-date=15 March 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/rs-111cr-project-to-beautify-road-to-tangasseri-lighthouse/article6562795.ece \|title=Rs. 1.11-cr. project to beautify road to Tangasseri lighthouse \|newspaper=The Hindu \|access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> In operation since 1902,<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/tangasseri-lighthouse-to-stay-open-for-longer-hours/article5525671.ece \|title=Tangasseri lighthouse to stay open for longer hours \|newspaper=The Hindu \|access-date=27 March 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429012946/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/tangasseri-lighthouse-to-stay-open-for-longer-hours/article5525671.ece \|archive-date=29 April 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref> the cylindrical lighthouse tower painted with white and red oblique bands has a height of {{convert\|41\|m}}, making it the second tallest lighthouse in Kerala coast.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-look-for-tangasseri-lighthouse/article8634902.ece \|title=New look for Tangasseri lighthouse \|newspaper=The Hindu \|access-date=27 May 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523004657/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-look-for-tangasseri-lighthouse/article8634902.ece \|archive-date=23 May 2016 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Tangasseri Lighthouse is one of the most visited lighthouses in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Lighthouse-sees-rise-in-footfall/article16952809.ece \|title=Lighthouse sees rise in footfall \|newspaper=The Hindu \|access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{short description|Lighthouse in Kerala, India}}
{{Infobox lighthouse
| name = Tangasseri Lighthouse
| image_name = Thangassseri Lighthouse.jpg
| caption = The lighthouse in 2017
| location = [[Tangasseri]], [[Kollam]], [[India]]
| pushpin_map = India Kollam#Kerala#India
| pushpin = lighthouse
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Kollam]], India
| coordinates = {{coord|8.880691|76.565955|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| yearbuilt = 1902
| yearlit =
| automated =
| yeardeactivated =
| foundation = Reinforced concrete
| construction = Masonry tower
| marking = Red and White diagonal stripe
| shape = Cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern
| height = {{convert|41|m}}<ref name="Kerala_bizhat">{{cite web |url=http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html |title=Tourist Places in Kerala |publisher=Bizhat.com |access-date=22 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319042907/http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html |archive-date=19 March 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| focalheight = {{convert|42|m}} above [[mean sea level]]
| lens = 700 mm 2nd order 3 panel revolving optic inside 3.65 m diameter Lantern House (Chance Bros)
| currentlens =
| intensity = 1,27,950 [[Candela|CDS]] (220/250 volt) AC 400W X 3 nos. (Metal Halide Lamps)
| range = {{convert|26|nmi}}
| characteristic = Fl (3) W 15s.
| admiralty = F0720
| NGA = 27504<ref>{{cite rowlett|indsw|access-date=5 February 2016}}</ref>
| ARLHS = IND-109<ref>{{cite web |title=Tangassery Point Light, Quilon/Kollam |work=World List of Lights (WLOL) |publisher=Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society |url=http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/IND109.html |access-date=27 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141319/http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/IND109.html |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| USCG =
}}

'''Tangasseri Lighthouse''' or '''Thangassery Lighthouse''' is situated at [[Tangasseri]] in [[Kollam]] city of the Indian state of [[Kerala]]. It is one of the two lighthouses in the [[Kollam Metropolitan Area]] and is maintained by the Cochin Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/DLLChennai/530_1_DLLChennai.aspx |title=Chennai Directorate – Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships |publisher=Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships |access-date=27 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315010548/http://dgll.nic.in/DLLChennai/530_1_DLLChennai.aspx |archive-date=15 March 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/rs-111cr-project-to-beautify-road-to-tangasseri-lighthouse/article6562795.ece |title=Rs. 1.11-cr. project to beautify road to Tangasseri lighthouse |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> In operation since 1902,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/tangasseri-lighthouse-to-stay-open-for-longer-hours/article5525671.ece |title=Tangasseri lighthouse to stay open for longer hours |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=27 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429012946/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/tangasseri-lighthouse-to-stay-open-for-longer-hours/article5525671.ece |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> the cylindrical lighthouse tower painted with white and red oblique bands has a height of {{convert|41|m}}, making it the second tallest lighthouse in Kerala coast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-look-for-tangasseri-lighthouse/article8634902.ece |title=New look for Tangasseri lighthouse |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=27 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523004657/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-look-for-tangasseri-lighthouse/article8634902.ece |archive-date=23 May 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Tangasseri Lighthouse is one of the most visited lighthouses in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Lighthouse-sees-rise-in-footfall/article16952809.ece |title=Lighthouse sees rise in footfall |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref>

== History ==
Prior to construction of the lighthouse, the [[East India Company|British East India company]] had installed a tower with an oil lamp. In 1902 the present Tangasseri Lighthouse was completed, which by 1930 had suffered cracks in the tower that required jacketing masonry to be installed.<ref name="Dgll">{{cite web |title=Indian Lighthouses: An Overview |url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/WriteReadData/Publication/Publication_Pdf_File/LighthousesofIndia(2).pdf |publisher=DGLL |access-date=21 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218163515/http://www.dgll.nic.in/WriteReadData/Publication/Publication_Pdf_File/LighthousesofIndia(2).pdf |archive-date=18 December 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> The light source was modified in 1932, 1940, 1962, 1967, 1990 and 1994.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/WriteReadData/Publication/Publication_Pdf_File/LighthousesofIndia(2).pdf |title=Indian Lighthouses – An overview |publisher=DGLL India |access-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218163515/http://www.dgll.nic.in/WriteReadData/Publication/Publication_Pdf_File/LighthousesofIndia(2).pdf |archive-date=18 December 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, the Tangasseri Lighthouse got an elevator facility for its visitors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Tangi%E2%80%99s-grand-old-lady-to-get-a-lift/article14593076.ece |title=Tangi's grand old lady to get a lift |newspaper=The Hindu |date=27 August 2016 |access-date=2 January 2018}}</ref>

== Location ==
The lighthouse is located on the coast at Tangasseri in Kollam city and is the one of the locations in India that still maintains [[Anglo-Indian]] culture. Tangasseri is home to remnants of an ancient [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] built coastal defence, the [[St Thomas Fort, Tangasseri|St Thomas Fort]], a [[Portuguese Cemetery, Kollam|Portuguese Cemetery]], a [[Buckingham Canal, Kollam|canal]], the ancient [[Port of Quilon]] and the [[Infant Jesus Cathedral]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rotarytangasseri.org/history.html |title=A brief history of Tangasseri |publisher=Rotary Club of Tangasseri |access-date=9 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122170529/http://rotarytangasseri.org/history.html |archive-date=22 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.superbindiatours.com/Kerala/kollam.html |title=Superb India Tours – Kollam |publisher=Superb India Tours |access-date=9 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129222013/http://www.superbindiatours.com/Kerala/kollam.html |archive-date=29 January 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oocities.org/athens/Acropolis/9669/tangy.htm |title=Tangasseri – OOCITIES |publisher=OOCITIES |access-date=9 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109123824/http://www.oocities.org/athens/Acropolis/9669/tangy.htm |archive-date=9 January 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Visitors are allowed access to the lighthouse between 11 am and 5 pm on all days except on Mondays.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.justkerala.in/increase-in-tangasseri-lighthouse-visiting-hours.php |title=Increase in Tangasseri Lighthouse Visiting Hours |publisher=Kerala News |access-date=27 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331083524/http://news.justkerala.in/increase-in-tangasseri-lighthouse-visiting-hours.php |archive-date=31 March 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="110">
Thangassery light house - spiral inside - large.jpg|Upstairs in Tangasseri Lighthouse
Leuchtturm in Kollam.jpg|Tangasseri Lighthouse
Tangasseri Lighthouse, Oct 2016.jpg|Close view of Tangasseri Lighthouse
A distant view of Tangasseri Lighthouse, Oct 2016.jpg|A distant view of Tangasseri Lighthouse from [[Port Road, Kollam|Kollam Port Road]]
Information board in Thangassery Lighthouse.jpg|Information board in Thangassery Lighthouse
Tangasseri Lighthouse, Mar 2016.jpg|Tangasseri Lighthouse as seen from Tangasseri breakwater
</gallery>

== See also ==
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* [[List of lighthouses in India]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Lighthouse Digest|2546}}
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