Hero Stones / Sati Stones, Menhirs, and Historically important sites on the way to Pollachi from Coimbatore, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu.

---- a Continuation post to Sri Periyanayaki Samedha Sri Adheeswarar temple at Periyakalanthai.

14^th April 2017.

தமிழ்நாடு மரபுசார் தன்னார்வலர் குழுவைச் சேர்ந்த திருவாளர்கள் விஜயகுமார், ஆனந்தகுமார்,  கிரீஷ், தமிழரசி, இவர்களுடன் சேர்ந்து அடியேனும் கோவையில் இருந்து பொள்ளாச்சி வரை கோவில்கள் மற்றும் வரலாற்று முக்கியத்துவம் வாய்ந்த இடங்களைக் காண பயணித்த போது திரு விஜயகுமார் அவர்கள் வழியில் குத்துக்கற்கள், உளியால் வெட்டப்பட்ட மைல்கற்கள், வீரகற்கள், சதிக்கற்கள், ஈமகுழிகளுடன் கூடிய கல்வட்டங்கள் ஆகியவற்றைக் காட்டினார். காலத்தால் முற்ப்பட்டவைகளைக்காணும் போது மனதில் ஒரு இனம் புரியாத ஒரு நெகிழ்வு.. வார்த்தைகளால் வர்ணிக்க முடியவில்லை. நாங்கள் அதைப்பற்றி சரியாகத்தான் புரிந்து கொண்டோமா என்று தெரியவில்லை. ஆறிஞர்களும், தொல்லியல் ஆய்வாளர்களும் இந்த கட்டுரைப் பகுதியைக் காணும்போது எங்களுடைய ஊகம் சரியில்லை எனில் எங்களுடைய அறியாமையை மன்னித்து விளக்கம் கூற வேண்டுகின்றோம்

During my heritage visit along with  M/s Vijayakumar, Ananda Kumar, Gireesh, and Tamilarasi of Tamilnadu Heritage Forum from Coimbatore to Pollachi to see temples and historically important places, on the way, Mr. Vijayakumar had shown a number of Menhirs, Hero stones, sati stones, cairn circles, etc. We do not know, whether they are documented or really what they are. I had written the details of what we assumed.   We may be wrong too. We request that historians and Archaeologists throw some light on this, really what they are.

SATI STONES.

We had seen such sati stones in three places one at Vadasithur, two numbers at Devanampalayam, and one at Kappalangarai. We do not know much details about it and I had written what I assumed.

LOCATION OF THE HERO STONE: CLICK HERE

This sati stone is on the way between Vadasithur and Panapatti Village near Pollachi. As per the local people this was found on the banks of the branch river of Noyyal, which feeds water to Kothavadi pond. People call this Mathurai Veeran and the ladies are Vellaiyammal and Pommi. As per the hairstyle, this seems to be of Nayak Period.  

This Sati stone is in front of Sri Parvathi Sametha Sri Paramasivan temple at Kappalangkarai. May belongs to the Nayak Period with reference to the hairstyle. 

LOCATION OF THE HERO STONE:    CLICK HERE

These three sati stones are scattered under the banyan tree near Sri Amaneeshwarar Temple at Devanampalayam and may belong to the Nayak Period as per the hairstyle. 

LOCATION: CLICK HERE

MENHIRS (  குத்துக் கற்கள் )

These menhirs are of short erected in an Eri at Mayiladumparai on the way from Pothanur to Chettipalayam Road.

LOCATION OF THE MENHIR: CLICK HERE 

This Menhir is erected near Sri Amaneeshwarar temple on the banks of Karpakanathi, at Devanampalayam. This temple and the menhirs are a little away from the human habitats.

LOCATION OF THE MENHIR: CLICK HERE

HERO STONE AND AYYANAR STATUE, AT PERIYAKALANTHAI

This hero stone is erected on the premises of Sri Adheeswarar Temple on the outside wall of Bairavar Sannidhi at Periyakalanthai.  In addition to this, there is an Ayyanar Sannadhi on the southeast corner of the temple. The Hero holds a bow in his left hand with an arrow on the right and aiming to shoot.

LOCATION OF THE HERO STONE: CLICK HERE

HERO STONE 

This hero stone is in front of a dilapidated Perumal temple near Sri Amaneeshwarar Temple at Devanampalayam. As per the historians this might belong to the Nayak period ( late 18th to 19th Century ) and a special in this is the hero holds a gun.  

LOCATION OF THE HERO STONE: CLICK HERE

AYYANAR

This Ayyanar face was defaced and do not know the period, is in the Periyakalanthai Shiva Temple. 

LOCATION OF THE HERO STONE: CLICK HERE

TUBS CHISELED OUT OF STONE TO FEED WATER TO CATTLE.

We had seen two such tubs at KATTAMPATTI. We could not see many details, since they were kept in the side fence. There is a Perumal temple in dilapidated condition but still the Perumal is being worshiped by the locals.

LOCATION OF THE TUB: CLICK HERE 

MEGALITHIC BURIAL SITES (CAIRN CIRCLES) AT PANAPATTI.

There are many megalithic burial sites at Panapatti, very near Pollachi, on which a lot of windmills have come to generate power. Most of the sites are disturbed and damaged. Very few are in good shape.

LOCATION OF THE BURIAL SITE:    CLICK HERE 

Megalithic burial sites at Panapatti village near Pollachi. 

Megalithic burial sites at Panapatti village near Pollachi. 

The bottom of the Muthu Makkal thali..a pot used to keep the dead and buried

THE MILE STONES ( மைல் கற்கள் )

This milestone is about 6 miles away from Coimbatore on the Pothanur to Coimbatore. The letters are engraved on the stone. After that a few KM away,  we came across another milestone in which many lines are engraved. We could not figure it out since the stone was painted many times and not legible.

This is a milestone erected maybe during the 19^th or 20^th century with letters engraved. 6 Miles to Pothanur from Coimbatore 

This is also a milestone and the letters engraved are not legible to read due to paint.

 This is a boundary stone with Soolam erected on the periphery of the land donated to a temple.

---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---