A Continuation post to a Shiva Temple in the ruined Capital City of the Hoysala Dynasty.
11th
March 2018.
This
is the continuation and last post of our Krishnagiri heritage Visit. After meals,
we saw these rock arts at Koosu
Malai, Gangalery Hills (Then malai or Muniappan malai), Krishnagiri Kamaraj
Nagar, and Badethalab Eri. It was said that these rock arts in white ochre belong to 5000 to 6000 years. Some of the rock art is very difficult to
interpret and looks like modern art. Day-to-day affairs of life, like fighting between men, hunting of animals,
rituals, etc., are expressed in the form of rock art.
KOOSU MALAI.
This
small hill has shelters and some have Rock art also. Had seen a shelter with rock art on the ground level and the
approach was covered with thorny shrubs.
The
rock arts are in white ochre. Drawn with hands since the lines are thick. A
fight between two men is shown in the art. On the ceiling, a spiral is also
drawn. What the artist imagined, to draw
this is not known.
MUNIAPPAN MALAI
This
is a part of Gangalery Hills also called Thenmalai. There are shelters on this hill also. Had seen a
white ochre rock art in a shelter about
25 to 30 feet high from the ground level.
The
rock art consists of humans with ears, nose, and eyes. Looks like a cartoon.
KAMARAJ NAGAR, PART OF
KRISHNAGIRI TOWN
This
place once an isolated area now a human settlement with houses. The hill has a lot of shelters with rock art. A
shelter with rock art has been converted
into an Anjaneyar Temple. Part of the drawing can be seen from the shelter rock.
This
shelter has art in three places. In the front, Two people are fighting with
each other. Inside the shelter, men are rowing a boat, a Pandil lamp, House, and
on the opposite side, two Pandil lamps are drawn like mirror images.
A House and men are rowing a boat
Pandil lamp
A
Sati Hero stone – Pulikuthi kal on the way to the shelter
BADETHALAB ERI (HILL), BAIRAVAR TEMPLE. (ROCK ART AND
HERO STONES)
This
hill is adjacent to a big lake. We could
commute up to the temple, which has some hero stones. Then we started trekking.
The shelter with rock art is about 100 feet high. On the way we could find a granite quarry in operation and hope we may be the
last persons to witness these rock arts.
In
the art we could find two men fighting one man holds a sword &
a shield and the other man holds a bow with an arrow, A pandil lamp is also
shown with light emanating from the lamp in all directions. In this set the
rock artist had distinguished a lady from a man, which is a unique rock art.
pandil lamp
rock artist distinguished a lady from a man, which is a unique rock art.
Panoramic view of the Badethalab eri
Bairavar Temple
Sati stone
Sati stone
Sati stone
Hero stone
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OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
Fascinating illustrations. Do you know why some of the stones are blue in colour?
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