Menhir at Kumarikal Palayam, near Kunnathur, Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu.

11^th October 2016

When Mr. Sathasivam told me about the menhir erected near my native village, I could not believe it. He told me that the menhir is about 40 feet high (the top 3 feet were broken due to age). So I wanted to see with my own eyes to believe. Yes, it happened on 11^th October 2016, the next day after the  Kodumanal visit.

Kumarikal Palayam is a small hamlet with very few people, even without a name board. From Kunnathur, Erode, Kumarikal Palayam is about 8 km after Karumanchirai. The Villagers guided me to the outskirts of the village in the middle of the field where the groundnuts are sown. Peacocks and Peahens welcomed me.

Only the Menhir’s top portion was visible from a long distance. I was very much thrilled to see that near. I could not imagine how this monolithic stone of 30 feet (present height), 6 feet wide at the base, with a width of less than a foot, was erected about 2000 years ago without any of today’s modern equipment. It was really amazing.  Locals do pooja and pongal at this menhir.

LOCATION OF THE MENHIR: CLICK HERE 

--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA---