04th November 2017.
Planned to attend Kumbhabhishekam of Sri Veeramathi Amman, our Kula Deivam on 3rd November 2017 and visit some of the heritage sites
near Erode on 04th November 2017. After boarding the Taxi, on 04th November 2017, suddenly
the plan was changed to visit Hero Stones at Thalavadi. It was one of my long-time
wishes to visit Thalavadi, a heritage
treasure land. Due to a traffic jam on the way we were able to reach Thalavadi
around 10.00 hrs. Mr John Peter, an ex archaeologist took us to the unexplored
areas to see the Hero stones and sati stones. One such place is Merur,
Erode dairy’s milk chilling plant complex in the Thalavadi area.
On one side of the complex, we saw a two-level Hero stone. In the
first level, 3 warriors with swords on the right hand & shields on the left and three warriors are shown for their support with swords and
bows. In the second level, these three warriors are taken to heaven by the
angels ( Deva kanniyars with samaram ). The top portion was found partially broken. In general, these types of Hero
stones will have the third level in which Shiva Linga with Rishabam are shown. This two-level hero stone is a rare one without Shiva Linga and Nandi. This Hero stone does not have any inscription also. The hero stone may belong to the 16th
century as per the experts.
STONE CRUSHER WITH BRAHMI / TAMIZHI INSCRIPTIONS
In the same complex, we had seen a Chekku ( to extract oil from seeds )
to a height of about 4 feet. The complex
also has the Cairn circles, iron slag, and the Sangam period mud pot pieces.
These materials indicate that the ancient people lived in and around this place. The Chekku has the Tamzhili inscription "Kon" at the bottom written as a Mirror Image. This was confirmed by Pulavar Se. Raju, Thanjavur Tamil University, of Erode. As, per Pulavar Se. Raju and Rajagopal, the Inscription belongs to the 3rd Century, CE.
Chekku
the paper cuttings of our Visit
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