Hero Stones / Veerakallu / Nadukarkal – The Hero who saved a lady from Molestation / கற்புநெறி காத்து பட்டான் கல் and Pandrikuthi pattankal / பன்றி குத்தி பட்டான் கல் Thalavadi, Erode District, Tamil Nadu.

9^th December 2018.

This post will cover the hero stone which we had seen at Chikka Halli School a part of Thalavadi and Bommanahalli in Karnataka State. This was a part of a heritage visit to Thalavadi organized by Mr John Peter.

  

THE HERO WHO SAVED A LADY FROM MOLESTATION ( கற்புநெறி காத்து பட்டான் கல் ).

Literature like Mallinatha Purana and Thiramanathapuranam ( Jains ), compels the males to save the females from molestation. Then only the males are called “kshatriyas”. It was a habit that the enemy soldiers used to enter the village and molest the ladies. The brave males used to fight with them and if the male died, a memorial stone would be erected. These type of hero stones comes under the group of Penbuyals ( பெந்பூயல் ).  These types of hero stones are found at Kambathalli, Mathaluru, Muthiyanur, and  Korakodu in Shimoka district. These Hero stones belong to the 9^th – 10^th Century.

One such Hero stone was found at Neithalapuram near Thalavadi, which belongs to the 16^th Century and shifted to Chikka Halli School. The Hero stone is of two stages. The Male is shown moving forward holding a sword in his hand. The Lady’s saree tail curls around the male and the hands are in a praying position. On the body of the lady, a knife is also shown.

 

In the second stage, the hero who fought & died with the molesting person is shown worshiping Lord Shiva with Rishabam. In addition to the hero, a man is shown blowing a conch. The sun and moon are shown faintly.

As per the experts from Mysore ASI of the opinion that if an arrogant male is shown with a lady, pray to leave her from molestation is called Penbuyals (  பெந்பூயல் ) type of Hero stones.

LOCATION OF THE HERO STONE: CLICK HERE

PANDRI KUTHI PATTAN  KAL – SATI KAL ( VEERAKALLU ) – ( பன்றி குத்திப்பட்டான் கல்)

On the way to Sri Rameswara Temple at Narasamangala near Chamarajanagar happened to see this Hero stone at Bommanahalli along with a Chekku, a Hero stone, and an inscription stone.  The Bommanahalli was a part of Kongu Nadu  under Oduvanga Nadu, one of the 24 divisions of the Kongu region.

   

This hero stone is of three tiers. In the bottom row, the hero is shown with a sword in his right hand. His wife and Pig are shown on both sides. The hero’s wife, who took sati, is shown with her right hand raised, like Ondikai maasti.  In the second row, both husband and wife are led to Heaven by the Devakanniyars holding samara separately. This is a unique Sati stone since 4 Deva kannis are shown and Hero and his wife are taken to heaven separately. The leg positions are shown like they are flying.

In the top tier, both the hero and his wife are shown worshiping Lord Shiva with Rishabam. A Man doing pooja with two Devakannis on the extreme right and left is also a unique feature of this Hero / Sati Stone. Above the top tier sun and moon with Kumbha at the centre are also shown.

LOCATION:

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