29th September 2018.
The rock arts are available in natural shelters and caves and
India it was estimated they are 5000 to 10000 years old. Some of the shelter
are used more than 500 years continuously. The rock arts are drawn initially by
fingers / hands, latter with brushes. The rock arts depicts the life style, day to day life, functions,
celebrations, etc, of the prehistoric humans lived in those days. Wild animals like elephant, tiger, horses,
bison, buffalo, birds, trees, are also drawn.
In some cases the war scene with their enemy group are drawn. The Colours used
in Indian rock arts are white, Red, Yellow & Black. The locally available ochre
pigments are used. The pigments contains clay, minerals, vegetation leaves,
animal fat, etc,.
KUDUMIYANMALAI.
We found very difficult to locate the rock arts on the
Kudumi nathar Temple back side slope of the hill. Finally succeeded around 18.00
hrs. The red, Yellow, black and white ochre are used. Flower, leaves, Buffalo,
deer, etc, are drawn. One interesting rock art was taking the honey from honey comb
by climbing one man on the other.
Deer and buffalo fighting
Taking the honey from honey comb by climbing one man on the other.
MALAYADIPATTI
On the back side of the Sri Vakeswarar Rock cut Cave temple,
there is a small rock sitting on a big boulder, forms a natural cave or a
shelter. Prehistoric human beings used this as a shelter. The roof has rock
arts which are not visible, but a “keeral” / carving / scratch art of a man can
be seen. The man wrapped an animal leather over his body with a head gear,
which looks different.
ALURUTTIMALAI
The Jain Tirthankara bas-reliefs and beds are carved in this natural cave shelter, was once prehistoric
period human beings lived. The Rock art are drawn with white ochre. Human
beings are found along with a “ thiruman “ shaped image. The meaning is not
known.
THIRUMAYAM.
The rock art was drawn on a boulder inside the Thirumayam Fort.
The Colour used was mainly red ochre. Here also the images are not clear, but
mainly human beings and animals are drawn.
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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