This visit to the Karuppa Samy Karadu Rock Arts near Uppukottai
and Gundalnayakanpatti, in Theni District, was a part of Varusanadu Payanam, a
Heritage walk to the temples and Heritage sites, organised by Aatrupadai, on 20th – 21st September 2025.
Thanks to திருச்சி பார்த்தி, Prabaharan, and Bala Bharathi.
This Karuppa Samy Karadu is near Gundalnayakanpatti
and Uppukottai. A stucco image of Karuppa Samy and a dog is in front of the cave, along with sikles. They are worshipped by the locals.
This natural cave formed between boulders, one
level below the top of the small hill, also called Karadu. The cave is very
narrow, through which one person can go in a crawling position. On the west side of
the boulder surface, Rock Arts are done in white ochre. The art contains human
beings in line form. In addition to the humans, there is an art which depicts a
man riding on a horse-like animal.
In addition to the rock arts, recent years drawings have been made outside the cave. This art contains a tiger, a dog, a Deer, a wolf, etc. A
man riding on a horse, a man carrying a kavadi(?), and men playing drum,
Nadaswaram, etc., (looks like celebrations). The recent period art shows the
celebration continues from the time humans lived in the caves to the present time.
LOCATION OF THE ROCK ART SITE: CLICK HERE
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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