It was learned that there is a Pulikuthi Hero Stone worshiped as Vediappan near the Kavindapadi Bus
Stand. When I, inquired near the bus
stand, the people were not aware of that, since Hero stones are worshiped in the Vediappan Tiruvannamalai & Chengam area. Instead, they asked
me who the temple belongs to which caste?.
When I told that it belonged to Vettuvar, a medical Shop owner near the
bus stand came to my rescue and guided me to this temple. Yes, this was the one that I was looking
for.
The House like a structure was built in recent
years with a grill gate. One Mr. Devan ( 9489942703 )who belongs to the Vettuva Gounder community, and works for BSNL is looking after the temple.
He came personally and opened the gate. The original structure above the Pulikuthi Hero Stone was disturbed
during the construction of this house-like structure. Mr. Devan said that, during
the excavation for the foundation, they
had found the remains ( Bones and Teeth ) of the Hero, Tiger, and dog. They
call the Hero Matheswaran and the temple Pulikuthi Swamy Temple. When the pooja was conducted through the Priest and Village Poojari ( Pandaram ), the hero came to a person ( Arul Vakku) and said a simple pooja was enough. Special poojas are conducted on Aadi month no
moon day and Panguni Ugathi Day. 1118 thilaks are applied on the Pulikuthi Hero Stone and
very difficult to find the details of the Hero Stone.
In the Pulikuthi Kal, the Tiger is shown as much bigger
than the hero. The tiger is in a standing position keeping its front legs on the hero. While the hero is killing the Tiger with a spear holding two hands, his dog is biting the Tiger. The Hero is wearing a dress below the hip and a katar is also shown on his hip.
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The dog at the bottom is biting the tiger
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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