Tuesday 11 December 2018

Pulikuthi pattan Kal / புலிகுத்திபட்டான் கல் / Hero Stone, Perunthalaiyur / Perundalaiyur, near Kavindapadi, Erode District, Tamil Nadu.

6th December 2018
The present fields of Kongu region from western ghats are once  a thick forest till 18th century.  The Pulikuthi  hero stones are found in many places till Kangeyam area. During my recent visit to my native place,  had seen such Pulikuthi hero stones in three places.  Unlike Chengam Nadukarkal ( worshiped as Vediappan ), these hero stones are not given with a common name and also importance was not given.  This may be due to the real story of these Pulikuthi Heros are not passed on to their younger generations. These Pulikuthi hero stones in Kongu region are  worshiped  by  a section of Vettuva Gounders.  

PULIKUTHI PATTAN KAL ( புலிகுத்திபட்டான் கல் ) – PERUNTHALAIYUR / PERUNDALAIYUR.
This  Pulikuthi Pattan  Hero & Sati stone is in a village Perundalaiyur on the banks of river Bhavani close to western ghats. This has the latter period  Tamil inscriptions.  The hero’s wife, who undertook sati after the hero’s death is also shown. The Hero is killing the tiger with sword and knife on both hands. The sword pierced  through the tiger and came out of the body. The hero and his wife are shown a half dress below the hip with frills. The Hero’s wife is shown with raised hands and holding lemon (  blessing ) on her right hand. ( the lemon signifies the threatening the evil spirit).

As per the inscription the Hero Thondaiman Thimmaiyan Pandi  killed the tiger in the year Thanthubi, Panguni month. Based on the  inscription the experts of the opinion, that this “Pulikuthi Pattan Kal“ may belongs to 19th Century.

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Inscriptions on the top
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---

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