17th June 2018.
During our visit to Talakad on 17th June
2018, planned to visit Choza Period temples and some heritage sites. One the
way to Talakad, had seen many hero stones erected for various purposes. Hope the
people of the villages had the practice of erecting hero stones in remembrance
of the deceased, who had done some extraordinary
brave activity. Depends on the bravery of the deceased, the relief scene of the hero stones are chiseled. Almost
all the villages we traveled from
Thalavadi to Talakad, has such hero stones. It is a paradise for the researchers
and enthusiasts to study on the hero stones. At one stage we had seen some hero
stones without stepping out of the car. In this blog, I will cover the hero
stones of three villages and their importance.
In the Village Chikkahole, there are three hero
stones found about 100 meters off main road, inside a palm grove. Out of three,
two are three tier hero stones and one
is of single tier. The details with photos are..
LOCATION: ( purposely not given )
It is believed that the hero stone belongs to
Gangar period, considering the style of reliefs and the weapon used. The three
tiers hero stone was erected for a warrior,
who died in the process of fighting. The hero is fighting with his opponent with
bow & arrow, but whereas the opponent
holds a shield and a sword of unusual shape. In the second tier the hero is being taken to
the heaven by the angels, In the third tier the hero is shown worshiping Lord
Shiva in sitting posture. The hero’s headgear ‘turban’, and the other warrior’s
sword are worth to note.
The second one is a Sati stone. In the first tier
the hero is fighting with his opponent. Both are holding shield and sword symmetrically
shown like mirror image. The hero’s wife is not shown in the first tier, but
both hero and his wife are shown in the second tier. Hero and his wife who took
sati after her husband’s death are taken to heaven by the angels. In the top
tier both hero and his wife are worshiping Lord Shiva in sitting posture.
The third nadukal is a simple hero stone of single
tier. Holding sword and shield.
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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