HERO STONE / Sati Stone / Navakandam / Veerakallu / Nadukal of Sendiyampakkam and Jambai, Villupuram and Kallakurichi Districts, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Hero and Sati stones at Sendiyampakkam, was a part of Villupuram Heritage Walk organized by History Trails, on 24^th and 25^th July 2021.

Hero Stone at Sendiyampakkam ( Inside the Eri ), Villupuram District

This Hero stone is inside the eri / on the east banks and west of Shiva Temple where the Loose sculptures are there. This hero stone belongs to Pallava King Simhavishnu’s period ( 570 – 600 CE ). This hero stone was erected for a soldier  Karunandhi, the younger son of Chintriyambakkam Sothala parumakkal Nandi Kilan, who was killed, belongs to Amoor Kottam meengundram ( in Jayangoda Chozha mandalam near Thirukazhukundram in Chengalpattu District ).

This Hero stone is being called Thorattikal by the Local people. In the hero stone, the hero is shown marching on his left side. Holds a kattar in his right hand and a bow with three arrows is shown. The hero wears a dress below his hip, the rope of the dress is shown between his legs. Also wears ornaments on his neck.

This inscription in Tamil vattezhuthu records as …

1. சிங்கவி
2. ண்ணபரு
3. மற்கு
4. செருசேவகரு
5. ஆமூருக்கோ
6. ட்டத்துமீ
7. ங்குன்றத்
8. துசொதல
9. ங்கிழபரும
10. க்கள் நந்தி
11. கிளனரு சின்
12. றியன் பாக்கம்
13. இளமகன்
14. கருநந்திகு
15. த்திப்பட்டாரு

SATI STONE, at Sendiyampakkam, Villupuram District.

This Sati stone is at the beginning of the Village. This sati Stone belongs to the 6^th century CE, Pallava period.

In the Sati Stone, the hero is shown at the center holding a sword ( Ganga Style ) in the right hand and a shield in the left hand. He wears a dress below his hip and a kattar is shown on the right side of his hip. His wives who took sati after the Hero’s death, are shown both sides. The right side lady holds a toddy pot and the left side lady holds a flower. A lamp is also shown on the left side lady’s leg.

Dr Poongundran mentions two inscriptions in two different pages in his book of which one is wrong. The inscription on this Sati Stone reads as…

1. ய ஆமூர் அ
2. ரைசரு மக்கள்
3. ...ரும்மகாட்டி
4. அருகருபூச
5. ...பட்டா
6. (ருகல்)

 The other inscription reads as…

1. …. போத அ
2. ரைசரு மக்கள்
3. ட்குவ்வி
4. ஆருதரு பும
5. கண்ண….

LOCATION OF THE VILLAGE : CLICK HERE

Hero Stones – Navakandam / Arikandam at Sri Jambunatheswarar Temple, Jambai, Kallakurichi District.

The navakanda Nadukal was erected as a Hero for the successful completion of a mandapa at the temple. A land was gifted to his brother Uthirapatti. The Hero is shown cutting his head, and holding the sword in both hands, is a special feature of this Navakanda sculpture. Usually, inscriptions will be inscribed on the hero Stone itself. But in this case, the inscription is inscribed / recorded on the walls of Sri Jambunatheswarar Temple wall.

The details of the inscription are….

Koperunjingan’s 13th reign year inscription records that a tax-free land of 150 Kuli by the Thanathar for this temple, according to the order of Gangayar to Annamalai, the younger brother of Atkondan, who cut of his head so that the nirutha ( Dancing Hall ) mandapa in the temple of Tirttantonri Aludaiya Nayanar (Thiri Thanthodonri Aludaiya Nayanar ) at Sambai / ( Jambai ) might be completed. Atkondan is stated to be the younger brother of Perralvi, devaradiyal ( temple maidservant) residing in the Village. ( This inscription is for an instance of Voluntary sacrifice for the successful completion of a Mandapa )

LOCATION OF THE VILLAGE : CLICK HERE

HERO STONE at Mel Olakkur.

In this hero stone, Three warriors hold a sword and shield.  This Hero stone was erected for the warriors who lost their lives in a war. While the two warriors point the sword down where as one warrior holds his sword up.

LOCATION OF THE VILLAGE : CLICK HERE  

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