![]() The odd part is that the man in handcuffs seems to be dragging along the policemen, like a fellow taking two monkeys out for a walk. The prisoner, handcuffs on his wrists, is striding toward the Lighthouse Hill police station with his head held high and a look of insolent boredom on his face, while, following him, almost scampering to catch up, are the two policemen holding a chain attached to the handcuffs. The Deshpremi Hemachandra Rao Park around the lighthouse is named in honor of the freedom fighter who hung a Congress tricolor from the lighthouse during British rule. In recent years, the City Corporation has begun running a reading room inside the lighthouse the collection includes Father Basil d'Essa, S.J.'s A Short History of Kittur. If visitors are poorly dressed, or speak to him in Tulu or Kannada, he will say, "Can't you see it's closed?" If visitors are well dressed or speak English, he will say, "Welcome." He will take them into the lighthouse and up the spiral staircase to the top, which affords a spectacular view of the Arabian Sea. ![]() ![]() An old guard in a blue uniform sits at the foot of the lighthouse. The famous lighthouse, built by the Portuguese and renovated by the British, is no longer in use. After a lunch of prawn curry and rice at the Bunder, you may want to visit the Lighthouse Hill and its vicinity. ![]()
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