Hero Stone / Sati stone / Nadukarkal / Veerakallu / நடுகற்கள் at Guddapatti, Selaikarappan Samy, Pachakanapalli, AR Thalli Koot Road - Annamalaihalli around Kaveripattinam, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu.

24^th & 25 August 2019

A Continuation post on Krishnagiri Hero stones Part-4

The Visit to the Hero and Sati stone are part of  Kaveripattinam Heritage Visit. The two days Visit was mainly focused on Rock arts in the natural caves around Kaveripattinam and Krishnagiri. On the way we came across many Menhirs, Hero and Sati Stones which are very unique.  Some of the details are….

HERO STONE AT GUDDAPATTI

This hero stone is also a unique one erected inside a stone house. The hero is holding a big sword in his right hand and a kattar in his right hand. A small sword is tied to his waist and a half dress is shown below his waist. There are whisks / Chowri shown on both side of the head. The hero wears ornaments on his neck and ears. In addition to this there are two parrots are shown. This signifies that these two parrots were his pet birds.   There is also a man’s looks like the hero is shown on the right side of the hero. looking at the style of the tuft this hero stone may belongs to 16th to 17th Century. 

HERO STONE – SELAI KARUPPAN SAMY NADUKAL.- PACHAKANAPALLI ( 12deg 31’51,2” N 78 deg 12’18”E )

This 16^th to 17^th Century Hero stone  is standing under a tree in the middle of a farm land. This Hero stone comprises of two parts. On the right bottom is a Pulikuthi relief. This means that the hero Killed a Tiger.  The main part is a bigger image of the Hero. The hero is shown in standing with legs apart on the left side. The Hero holds a sword on his right hand and a bow in the left hand. A scabbard is tied on his right side of his waist. A spear is  pierced through his chest with its sharp end shown on his back.   A half dress is shown below his waist. The hero killed a tiger and latter he might have killed in a war.

HERO AND SATI STONES OF ANNAMALAIHALLI NEAR AR THALLI KOOT ROAD.

This group of 5 hero stones are installed under a tree near Arthalli Koot Road overhead tank. The unique feature of this group is two Nadukals  installed for two ladies, of which one lady was killed by a tiger and the other lady was died due to snake bite.  A Sati stone and a Hero stone are in the form of bas reliefs chiseled on a boulder itself and not on a separate slab stones. 

In the sati stone the hero is shown at the centre with his two wives. The hero is holding an aruval in his raised right hand a kattar in his left hand. The hero is standing with legs apart. His wives hands are holding pots and shown symmetrical.

On the right A hero stone is also chiseled. The hero is fighting with a soldier on a horse. The hero holds a sword in his right hand and a kattar in left hand. Also there is a man ( small ) shown below the horse.

 A Lady with a Tiger

 A Lady with snake

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