Jyeshta Devi / Ayyanar / Hero Stone / Veerakallu / Nadukarkal / நடுகற்கள், The Remains of Chozha Empire at Thiruvellarai and Thiruvanaikaval/ Thiruvanaikoil, Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu.

05^th November 2017.

This is the last post of my series of posts on the Trichy heritage walk arranged by “The Chozha Mandala Varalaru Thedal Kuzhu”. After the darshan of Sri Pundarikaksha Perumal at Thiruvellarai, we went to the Swastika Well dug during the 9th-century Pallava period. While the group of people was busy taking photographs at the Swastika well, Mr. Periyaswamy took me to the abandoned, dilapidated temple. Had seen the Jyeshta Devi / Thavvai Statue, which was under worship during the Chozha period. Why the worship was discontinued after their period is not known. But the Jyeshta Devi / Thavvai Statues are still under worship in some of the temples in the name of Moothevi. We had seen some Hero stones and Lady statues also.

LOCATION OF THE HERO STONES: CLICK HERE

Jyeshta Devi / Thavvai  

Hero stone

Hero stone

JYESHTA DEVI AND AYYNAR SCULPTURES, THIRUVELLARAI.

A set of Jyeshta Devi, Maha Vishnu, Ayyanar, squatting line pillars are installed on pedestals in front of the Swastika well, in recent years by the Archaeological Department. These sculptures are brought from the Thiruvellarai area and installed in a common place. 

 Jysehta Devi

 Jysehta Devi

 Maha Vishnu

Ayyanar

Ayyanar

installed inside the swastika well complex. 

 May belongs to saptamatrikas group, installed inside the swastika well complex. 

Installed inside the swastika well complex. 

Hero Stone / Navakanda / Arikanda  Statue in front of Sri Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanai Koil

---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---