[4] The original palace, built in 1730,[1] was the venue of secret negotiations between Veerapandiya Kattabomman and the Maruthu Pandiyar brothers to attack the British East India Company.
They created false documents by forging the signature of the late king to take over the kingdom and crowned themselves sitting on the black marble stone of the court of the palace.
[3] The now dilapidated Gowri Vilasam is built in the architectural style of the Tirumala Naikas, which has some features of the Rajaputana arts.
There was a clock on the front gate of the facade on the southern side of this place, no longer in a working condition.
The temple is functional and the renowned poet Papanasam Sivan is said to have composed many popular songs extolling the deity.