08th December 2018.
Mr Devan who belongs to Vettuvar Community, working
with BSNL told me about this Pulikuthi
Kal temple at Palappalayam near
Gobichettipalayam ( The same person looks after the Kavindapadi Arulmigu Pulikuthi Swamy Tempe). Landed Palappalayam bus stop on the way to Erode from Gobichettipalayam on 8th
December 2018 around 18.00 hrs. When I enquired the local people, and one man
guided me to this temple which is on the old Palappalayam Village before a
School. The temple looked like a cave with
a dim light. I could figure out the Pulkuthi Nadukal, standing inside the
square sanctum, about 1.5 feet below the out side ground level. The temple was
built with a village style pyramid shaped vimana. Once there was a front mandapa and now the
stones with reliefs of snake, man. Fish are scattered around the temple.
The Pulikuthi pattan Kal is very simple. The tiger and the
hero are carved on a stone slab. The hero is shown in standing position,
holding a spear in both hands. Unlike other pulikuthi Hero stones there is a
distance maintained between the Hero and
the tiger which also stands on two legs. The hero is wearing a half dress below
the hip. Experts are of the opinion that this Pulikuthi pattan ndu kal may belongs to 18th to 19th Century.
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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