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Tangasseri Lighthouse or Thangassery Lighthouse is situated in
Tangasseri, near Kollam in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of
two lighthouses in the Kollam Metropolitan Area and is maintained by
the Chennai Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships. In
operation since 1902, the cylindrical lighthouse tower painted with
white and red oblique bands has a height of 41 metres (135 ft),
making it the tallest lighthouse on the Kerala Coast.
Prior to construction of the lighthouse, the British East India
company had installed a tower with an oil lamp. In 1902 they
commissioned Tangasseri Lighthouse, which by 1930 had suffered
cracks in the tower that required jacketing masonry to be installed.
The light source was modified in 1932, 1940, 1962, 1967, 1990 and
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