17th June 218.
After Chikkahole Hero and sati stones visit we headed towards
Amachavadi. Mr. John Peter had brought a newspaper cutting in which a group of hero
stones, which had appeared in the recent day's newspaper, were identified by a
researcher. Before that, We had seen a Hero stone erected for 7 persons at the
entrance of the Village. The Villagers guided us to a group of 12 hero stones
erected under a tree. But we could not identify the location of the group of Hero
stones, which appeared in the newspaper till we left the Village. On the way, 4 hero stones were erected inside a Vinayagar Temple, a hero stone in an
Amman Temple, and a hero stone by the side of the road. The details are….
THREE TIER HERO
STONE.
This hero stone was erected for a group of 7 persons. In the
bottom tier the heroes are on the horses and fighting with other groups. In
addition to the battlefield, two women are shown on the left side. It was
told that the fight was for the women, maybe to save them. In the middle tier, the
7 heroes are taken to heaven by two angels. In the top tier, the seven heroes
are shown in sitting posture and worshiping lord Shiva. Out of 7 heroes, 3 heroes
are sitting in yoga posture with yoga patti. Since the stone was eroded, the first
two look like women.
HERO STONES AT
VINAYAGAR TEMPLE
There are 5 hero stones erected in a row. The first one is a 3 tier hero stone erected for a group of 4 heroes. In the first tier, a battlefield is shown in which the heroes are fighting. In the second tier, the
4 heroes are taken to heaven by the angels. In the top tier, the 4 heroes worship
Lord Shiva in sitting posture.
The second hero stone is also of 3 tiers in which the hero is
fighting with the opponent and in the
second tier the the hero is taken to heaven. In the top tier, the hero worships
Lord Krishna in a sitting posture. Krishna playing flute with cattle around him is
shown since the hero is a Vaisnavite.
The 3rd Nadukal is a sati stone in which the hero and his wife are shown in the first tier. The husband and wife are taken to heaven by the angels shown in the second tier. In the third
tier, both worship lord Shiva in a sitting posture.
The fourth one is also a 3 tier ‘Pulikuthu kal‘ (hero stone for killing a tiger). In the top tier, the hero is shown doing pooja to lord Shiva.
The 5th one is an ‘ondi kai masti stone’ is nothing
but a sati stone in which the hero and his wife are shown below a hand holding a
lemon.
A GROUP OF 12 HERO
STONES.
This group of 12 hero stones was erected under the trees and a platform was also constructed. Let us see the important hero stones alone. The
bigger/ taller one is a 3 tier hero stone. The bottom tier is shown with two
heroes on the left and the opponent on the right. In the middle tier, the two
heroes are taken to heaven by the three angels and they are Ramba, Menaka, and Urvasi. In the top tier, the two heroes worship lord shiva in a sitting
posture.
Another important Nadukal is also a 3 tier hero stone erected
for a lady, who died due to a snake bite. The snake is shown in the
bottom tier.
In addition to the above, we had seen some hero stones in this
village and a Koil Veedu for a sati stone.
A roadside hero
stone
A sati stone – near the Amman temple
A sati stone – near the Amman temple
Kovil Veedu with ondi
kai masti – sati stone
Kovil Veedu with ondi
kai masti – sati stone
The yantra stones erected at the entrance of the Village, probably for not allow any decrease
inside the Village
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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