Hero Stone / Sati Stone / Memorial Stone at Abishekavalli / Athanur Amman Temple / Thoravallur Amman Thirukovil / தொரவல்லூர் அம்மன் திருக்கோவில், Thoravalur, Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu.

The Visit to this Hero / Sati stones and Memorial stones installed in Sri Athanur Amman Temple / Thoravalur Amman Temple at Thoravalur in Tiruppur District was a part of “Ayyanar, Durgai Sculptures,  Hero Stone and Memorial stones in Shiva & Amman Temples of Tiruppur and Erode Districts Visit, on 27^th and 28^th February 2022.

HERO / SATI STONE

This Hero / Sati stone is on the east side of the temple. The Hero is in a standing posture keeping his right hand on the sword and left hand on the hip. He is not shown with a tuft, but the hair is loosely hanging.  The hero wears ornaments on his neck and ears. The Hero’s wife is shown on his right holding a pot in her left hand and what is in her right hand is not known. The inscription is inscribed on the base of the hero stone. The original inscription reads as...

1. .... யப்பன்

2. .. செல்லாயி

3. .. செல்லாம்பா

4. ளை .. டாண...

5. .... ந்….

MEMORIAL STONES

There are two sets of memorial stones and a separate memorial stone. In the two sets, the hero is stone at the center and his wives are on both sides. All three are in Anjali hastam. In a separate memorial stone, A Man is with a woman. Both are in Anjali hastam. Considering the style of the tuft and the iconography, these memorial stones may belong to the 15^th to 16^th Century.

HOW TO REACH

This temple in Thoravalur is about 6 KM from Kunnathur, 19 KM from Tiruppur, and 45 KM from Erode Junction.

Nearest Railway Station is Tirupur.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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