1st October
2017.
Our
first stop of our Kalrayan Hills Heritage Visit was at Sembur near
Karumandurai. The vans stopped near a Pillayar Koil, where neolithic
tools are worshipped as Vinayagar / Pillayar. Mr Veeraraghavan and Mr Veerasami
explained us the use of the Neolithic tools. It was told that these tools are
used for both cutting flush of the animals and agricultural purposes. Also this
was used for exchange of goods. It was also told that this neolithic tools are
kept in Reserve banks of India as a proof for the exchange of goods.
These tools are used till the evolution of Iron age and after that these tools
became obsolete.
DOLMENS
( கல் திட்டைகள் )
Then
we trekked a small hill, where the dolmens are located. These dolmens
belongs to megalithic period. The remains of the human are kept in a pot called
“muthu makkal thazhi” and buried here. Over which a structure is formed. The
structure has three side walls and fourth side is kept open. The walls are
formed with small stones stalked one on the other. Over the top of the 3
walls a stone slab stone panel is placed which serves as a cover or
the roof. Except one or two most of the dolmens were disturbed. The local
people calls this as kulla pandi veedu and they believe that short people lived
in these structures. The locals also worships this place once in a year
during 15&16 of Chitra Tamil Month. Also they advised us not to wear
chappals while going near this dolmens. These Dolmens are at a height of 1107
meters from MSL
KARKUVAIKAL
( கற்குவியல்கள் )
This
is another form of Dolmen. Instead of building wall and placing a cover
slab, small, small stones are stacked one over the other to form a round
gopura. We had seen three such Dolmens on the hill.
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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