11th
March 2018
We
5, heritage enthusiasts undertook this heritage visit around Krishnagiri, a treasure for the
dolmens, Rock arts, and Hero stones. It was originally planned for two days, but due
to an official commitment, this Visit was
shortened to one day. While travelling on the Highway from Salem to
Krishnagiri, happened to notice Hero &
Sati stones erected near Sri Sendraya Perumal
Kovil, at Pagalahalli after Omalur. It was told these heroes and Sati stones belong to the 16th to 17th century. These Hero and Sati stones are in worship.
Of
the 5, 2 numbers are Hero stones and the rest three are sati stones. The details with Photos are as follows.
This is a sati stone. The hero might have died
in the process of fighting, see the Hero holds Katar in his left hand and a sword in his right hand.
This
is a Sati stone. The hero died in the process of killing the pig. His wife might have taken sati after her husband’s death.
This is also a Hero stone and this hero died in
the process of saving his cattle. The
Hero holds a sickle in his right hand
The
first one is a Hero stone and the second one is a Sati stone. The
Hero holds a sword and a shield
Still
further towards Krishnagiri, we
happened to see a small Sri Veerabathrara temple with a stucco image of 2 goats on the top under
a banyan tree. In front of the Temple, there are about 11 memory/ Hero / Sati stones. It was said that this temple
belongs Kurumbar community, who are associated
with cattle from ancient days. It was learned that they used to erect these memory/Hero / Sati stones for the persons who died elsewhere and erect them in their memory at a common place like this temple.
Veerabathirar
seems
to be a Dog?
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