Dharmapuri District Temples

PLACE	DESCRIPTION
Bade Talab Eri	Hero and Sati Stones
Kaveripattinam	Pallipadai Temple
Kundani	Shiva temple
Kundani	Shiva Temple with Hero Stones

Hero Stone / Sati stone / Nadukarkal / Veerakallu / நடுகற்கள் at Guddapatti (Bannihalli), 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 Stones is part of the Kaveripattinam Heritage Visit. The two-day visit was mainly focused on Rock art in the natural caves around Kaveripattinam and Krishnagiri. On the way, we came across many Menhirs, Hero Stones, and Sati Stones, which are very unique.  Some of the details are….

HERO STONE AT GUDDAPATTI/ BANNIHALLI

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 left 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 sides of the head. The hero wears ornaments on his neck and ears. In addition to this, there are two parrots shown. This signifies that these two parrots were his pet birds. There is also a man who looks like the hero shown on the right side of the hero. Looking at the style of the tuft, this hero stone may belong to the 16th to 17th Century. 

LOCATION OF THE HERO STONE: CLICK HERE

Lat 12.378741 Deg, Long 78.156188 Deg. (12°22'43.5"N 78°09'22.3"E)

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

This 16th- to 17th-century hero stone is erected under a tree in the middle of a farmland. This Hero stone comprises two parts. On the bottom right 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 standing with his legs apart on the left side. The Hero holds a sword in his right hand and a bow in his left hand. A scabbard is tied on the right side of his waist. A spear is pierced through his chest, with its sharp end showing on his back. A half dress is shown below his waist. The hero killed a tiger, and later he might have killed in a war.

LOCATION OF THE HERO STONE: CLICK HERE

( 12deg 31’51,2” N 78 deg 12’18”E )

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

This group of 5 hero stones is installed under a tree near the 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 died due to a snakebite.  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 stone. 

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

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 his left hand. Also, there is a small man shown below the horse.

 A Lady with a Tiger

 A Lady with a snake

---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---

Rock Arts and Hero Stones at koosu malai, Muniappan Kovil, Kamaraj nagar, Krishnagiriand badethalab Eri, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu.

A continuation of the Krishnagiri Heritage walk to a Shiva Temple in the ruined Capital City of the Hoysala Dynasty.

11^th March 2018.

This is the continuation and last post  of our "Krishnagiri Heritage Visit". After meals, we saw these rock art sites at Koosu Malai, Gangalery Hills (Then Malai or Muniappan Malai), Krishnagiri Kamaraj Nagar, and Badethalab Eri. It is said that these rock art paintings in white ochre are 5000 to 6000 years old.  Some of the rock art is very difficult to interpret and looks like modern art. Day-to-day affairs of life, like fighting between men, hunting of animals,  rituals, etc.,  are expressed in the form of rock art.

KOOSU MALAI.

This small hill has shelters, and some have Rock art also. Had seen a shelter with rock art on the ground level, and the approach was covered with thorny shrubs.

The rock art is in white ochre. Drawn with hands since the lines are thick. A fight between two men is shown in the art. On the ceiling, a spiral is also drawn. What the artist intended to draw is not known.

    

MUNIAPPAN MALAI

This is a part of Gangalery Hills, also called Thenmalai. There are shelters on this hill, also. Had seen a white ochre rock art  in a shelter about 25 to 30 feet high from the ground level.

The rock art consists of humans with ears, noses, and eyes. Looks like a cartoon.

KAMARAJ NAGAR, PART OF KRISHNAGIRI TOWN

This place, once an isolated area, is now a human settlement  with houses. The hill has a lot of shelters with rock art. A shelter with rock art has been converted into an Anjaneyar Temple. Part of the drawing can be seen on the shelter rock.

This shelter has art in three places. In the front, two people are fighting with each other. Inside the shelter, men are rowing a boat, a Pandil lamp, a House, and on the opposite side, two Pandil lamps  are drawn like mirror images. 

  A House and men are rowing a boat   

 Pandil lamp   

 A Sati Hero stone – Pulikuthi kal on the way to the shelter  

BADETHALAB  ERI (HILL), BAIRAVAR TEMPLE. (ROCK ART AND HERO STONES)

This hill is adjacent to a big lake. We could commute up to the temple, which has some hero stones. Then we started trekking. The shelter with rock art is about 100 feet high. On the way, we could find a  granite quarry in operation, and we hoped we might be the last people to witness these rock art sites.

In the art, we can find two men fighting. One man holds a sword & a shield, and the other man holds a bow with an arrow. A pandil lamp is also shown, with light emanating from the lamp in all directions. In this set, the rock artist distinguished a lady from a man, which is a unique piece of rock art.

 

  Pandil lamp

  A rock artist distinguished a lady from a man, which is a unique piece of rock art.

 Panoramic view of the Badethalab eri

 Bairavar Temple 

 Sati stone 

 Sati stone 

 Sati stone 

Hero stone

--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA---

VELLORE DIST, RANIPET DIST, TIRUPATTUR DIST, THIRUVANNAMALAI DIST, KRISHNAGIRI AND DHARMAPURI DIST TEMPLES

TN - DISTRICT	PLACE	DESCRIPTION
Krishnagiri Dist	Thatrahalli	Sulakkal - A Boundary Stone
Krishnagiri Dist	Penneswaramadam	Penneswaramadam Shiva Temple
Ranipet Dist Ranipet Dist Ranipet Dist Ranipet Dist Ranipet Dist Ranipet Dist Ranipet Dist Ranipet Dist Ranipet Dist Ranipet Dist	Chennasamudram Gudimallur Gudimallur Kaveripakkam Kaveripakkam  Kaveripakkam Kaveripakkam  Pallur - Thirumalpur Pallur - Thirumalpur Pallur	Sivan Temple  Sri Bhoomieswarar Temple Sri Thiruvantheeswarar Temple Sri Konganeeswarar Temple Sri Abhaya Varadharaja Perumal Temple Sri Sundara Varadar and Azhagiya Ramar Temple Sri Muktheswarar Temple Sri Maha Prathyangira Devi Temple Sri Parasurameswarar Temple Sri Swarna Varahi Amman Temple
Ranipet Dist	Sirukarumbur	Sundara Kamakshi Temple
Ranipet Dist Ranipet Dist Ranipet Dist Ranipet Dist Ranipet Dist	Thakkolam Thirumalaicherry Thirumalaicherry Thirumalpur Thiruparkadal	Sri Jalanatheeswarar Temple Sri Somanatheswarar Temple Saptamatrikas, Jyeshta Devi, and Temple Remains  Thirumarperu Manikandeswarar Temple Karapureeswarar Temple
Ranipet Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist	Vannivedu Akkur Akkur Anakkavur Anakkavur Arani	Sri Varadaraja Vaikunta Perumal Temple Sri Lakshmi Narayana Perumal  Sri Thirukkanneeshwarar Temple Sri Hanumantheeswarar Temple Kotravai Sri Sri Kailasanathar Temple
Thiruvannamalai Dist	Arani, Poondi	Sri Adhinathar Jeenalayam Or Arugar Koil
Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist	Azhividaithangi Devikapuram	Sri Swarna Kala Bhairavar Temple Sri Periyanayaki Amman Temple
Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist	Eraiyur Eraiyur Irungal Kappalur	A Shiva Temple near Valanjeri Amman Temple Jyeshta Devi / Thavvai Sri Chandramouleeswarar Temple Saptha Mathirikas Temple
Thiruvannamalai Dist	Kappalur	Sri Muthalamman, Sri Angalamman
Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist	Kappalur Kappalur	Sri Durgai & Sri Veerabhadra Temples Sri Kameswarar Temple
Thiruvannamalai Dist	Kappalur	Sri Vijayaraghava Perumal Temple
Thiruvannamalai Dist	Koolamandal	Sri Gangaikondacholeesvarar Temple
Thiruvannamalai Dist	Koolamandal	Sri Pesum Perumal Temple
Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist	Kovilur Kuranganilmuttam Nedungunam	Jyeshta Devi / Thavvai Valeeswarar Temple Yoga Ramar Temple / Yoga Rama Temple
Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist	Palanjur Parvathamalai	Kotravai / Durgai Sri Sri Mallikarjunar Temple
Thiruvannamalai Dist	Perumanam	Sri Kailasanathar Temple
Thiruvannamalai Dist	Seeyamangalam	Sri Sthambeswarar Rock-cut Cave Temple
Thiruvannamalai Dist	Seeyamangalam	Sri Thambeswarar Temple
Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist	Sengadu Sengadu Thiruvannamalai	Kotravai Jyeshta Devi / Thavvai Sakandashram, Mango & Virupaksha Caves
Thiruvannamalai Dist	Thiruvannamalai	Temples on the girivalam route
Thiruvannamalai Dist	Thirumalpadi	Sri Ranganathar Temple
Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist Thiruvannamalai Dist Tirupattur Dist	Thirupanangadu Thiruvannamalai Thiruvothur ( Cheyyar ) Thiruvothur Thiruvothur Thondur Thozhupedu Thozhupedu Vembakkam  Vembakkam Ukkamperumbakkam Ambur	Sri Thalapureeswarar Temple Arunachaleswarar Temple Sri Vedapureeswarar Temple Arulmigu Kangiamman Thirukovil Moorthy Vinayagar Temple Anantha Sayana Perumal  Sri Kothandaramar Temple Sri Kanakapureeswarar Temple Sri 1008 Bhagwan Mahavir Digambar Jain Temple Sri Ramanadheswarar Temple Shiva Temple & Saptamatrikas Gangai Amman Temple
Tirupattur Dist Tirupattur Dist	Ambur Elagiri Village	Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple Sri Chennakesava Perumal Temple / Sri Chenraya
Tirupattur Dist	Elagiri Village	Chitramezhi Kalvettu
Tirupattur Dist	Thennambattu	An Ancient Shiva Temple
Tirupattur Dist	Vaniyambadi	Athitheeswarar Temple
Tirupattur Dist	Vaniyambadi	Azhagu Perumal Temple
Tirupattur Dist	Vinnamangalam	Appathamman Temple - A Thoonguthalai Hero Stone
Vellore Dist	Amanakuttai	Sathukara Madam
Vellore Dist	Amanakuttai	Sri Kasi Viswanathar Temple
Vellore Dist	Arumpakkam	Sri Devathi Rajeeswarar Temple
Vellore Dist	Bagavathy Hills	Bagavathy Amman Temples
Vellore Dist	Bagavathy Hills	Jain Beds with Brahmi Inscriptions
Vellore Dist	Bagavathy Hills	Sri Pannapaeswarar Temple & Inscription
Vellore Dist	Brahmadesam	Sri Brahmapureeswarar Temple
Vellore Dist	Brahmadesam	Sri Pathaleswarar Temple
Vellore Dist	Govindavadi	Konar Temple
Vellore Dist	Govindavadi	Sri Dhakshinamurthy Temple
Vellore Dist	Kemparajapuram	A Chola-period Shiva Temple in Ruins
Vellore Dist	Kondapuram ( Kavripakkam )	Sri Pancha Lingeswarar Temple
Vellore Dist	Kurangumalai	Tippu Mosque
Vellore Dist	Kurangumalai	Tirthankara & Three-Tier Jain Beds
Vellore Dist	Melpadi	Sri Arinjaya Chozhan Pallipadai
Vellore Dist	Melpadi	Sri Somanatheeswarar Temple
Vellore Dist	Melpadi	Sri Somanatheeswarar Temple
Vellore Dist Vellore Dist	Vellore Navlock Coconut Farm	Sri Selli Amman Temple Sri Viswamithiriswarar Temple
Vellore Dist	Sholingur	Sri Yoga Narasimhar Temple
Vellore Dist	Thiruparkadal	Sri Athi Ranganatha Perumal Temple
Vellore Dist	Thiruparkadal	Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple
Vellore Dist Vellore Dist	Thiruvalam Valli Malai	Sri Vilavanatheswarar Temple Sri Murugan Temple
Vellore Dist	Valli Malai	Sri-la-Sri Sachidananda Swamigal Thiruppukazh Ashram
Vellore Dist	Valli Mali	Sri Murugan Temple
Vellore Dist	Vellore	Sri Jalakandeswarar Temple
Vellore Dist	Vellore	Sri Jalakandeswarar Temple
Vellore Dist Vellore Dist	Vellore ( Bus Stand ) Veppur	Sri Selliamman Temple ( Chelliamman Temple ) Sri Vasishteswarar Temple
Vellore Dist Vellore Dist	Virinjipuram Walajapet	Sri Margabandheswarar Temple Sri Ekambaranathar Temple