Hero Stone/Sati Stones, Yanaikuthi Pattan Kal, Sengulam, Thangamalpuram, Theni District, Tamil Nadu.

This visit to the Hero Stone/Sati Stones, Yanaikuthi Pattan Kal, at Sengulam, Thangamalpuram, in Theni District was a part of Varusanadu Payanam, a Heritage walk to the temples and Heritage Sites, organised by Aatrupadai, on 20^th – 21^st September 2025. Thanks to திருச்சி பார்த்தி, Prabaharan, and Bala Bharathi. 

HERO STONE / SATI STONE

TITLE              : Yanaikuthi Pattan Kal

LOCATION       : Sengulam, Thangamalpuram.

PERIOD           : 16^th to 17^th Century

DETAILS         :

This Yanaikuthi Pattan Kal may also be called as Sati Stone. This Hero Stone is buried up to half of the second tier from the top. This is a unique Sati stone. Usually, the reasons for erecting the hero stone will be at the bottom. In this Hero stone, Hero and the elephant are shown in the top tier. The hero is holding a weapon in his right hand, and his left hand is on his thigh. The elephant’s trunk is shown above the Hero’s head. The hero might have been fought with an elephant and died.

In the half-buried 2^nd tier, only the heads of the hero and his wife are seen. Since this tier is completely invisible, I couldn’t obtain the full details.    

SATI STONE, POTTIAMMAN TEMPLE

TITLE              : Sati stone

LOCATION       : Sengulam, Thangamalpuram

PERIOD           : 16^th to 17^th Century

DETAILS         :

This is a two-tier sati stone, in which the Hero and his wives are sitting in a sukasana posture, with one hand raised, on the top tier. What they are holding in their hands is not known.

In the bottom tier, A man holding an umbrella, a Horse, a snake, a kumbh, and a Shiva Linga(?) are shown.

The torana on the top of the sati stone, a man holding an umbrella, indicates that the hero must be a King or a Chieftain and died in a war.

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