Dolmens, Koil Houses, Hero Stones, Veerakallu / நடுகற்கள் /வீரகல்லு, at Melur, Nilgiris of Kongu Nadu, Tamil Nadu.

It was a long wish to see the Hero stones of Melur in Nilgiris District after came through Mr Kumaravel. Came to know that there are about 15 Hero stones with Dolmens. Most of the hero stones are housed in “Koil Houses”. In that the Hero stones are erected either on the back or on all there side and top will be covered with stone slabs. Hence these Dolmens may be of Koil Houses and experts are requested to comment on this.

Almost all the hero stones are sati stones. Out of 15 Hero stones 2 Hero / sati stones are seems to be interesting and the rest are of very crude finish. These two hero stones are little different from the Hero / sati stones with 3 tier / 4 tier found at Thalavadi and Mysore regions. In this the heroic action, sati and other details are shown keeping the Hero at the centre and the rest are around him without segregation. 

PULIKUTHI HERO STONE - 1

In this the hero is holding a long spear and pointing the Tiger. Hero is wearing ornaments on the neck and ears. The ears are shown as elongated. Moustache is not shown to the hero. The hero wears a half dress below his hip and a kattar is tied to the hip. The hero’s tuft or the hair style is the speciality of this Hero stone. This Hero is shown at the centre. On the right A male and Female is shown. This signifies that the hero’s wife might have took sati. On the left, a Horse and  a Man with an women are shown. In addition to there is a boy shown  with a different type of Legs. On the top three persons are shown in sitting posture.

PULIKUTHI HERO STONE - 2

This is an another Hero stone similar to the above. In this the hero with a big moustache is shown in centre Killing a Tiger with a spear. On his left top the hero’s wife, who took sati after the hero’s death is shown. The Hero’s wife is shown with right hand raised holding a lemon similar to the sati stones found at Thalavadi and Mysore regions. The Hero wears ornaments and the half dress is shown neatly with decorations. The hero’s tuft and the Moustache reminds the Nayakas style.  

On his right two men are shown, in that one man is holding a bow with arrow. On the top Sun and moon are also shown. Base on the style inscriptions this hero stone belongs to 17^th to 18^th century.

One of the Koil House was white washed. It was learnt from the nearby Shiva temple care taker, every year pooja will be conducted at Shiva temple. During that time, pooja will be conducted at this Koil House first and then taken to Shiva temple.

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ERODE DIST, COIMBATORE DIST, TIRUPPUR DIST AND NILGIRIS DIST TEMPLES - KONGU NADU

TN - DISTRICT	PLACE	DESCRIPTION
Coimbatore Dist	Annur	Sri Karivaradaraja Perumal Temple
Coimbatore Dist	Annur	Sri Manneswarar Temple
Coimbatore Dist	Chozhamadevi	Sri Kulasekara Swamy Temple
Coimbatore Dist	Devanampalayam	Sri Amneeswarar Temple
Coimbatore Dist	Devanampalayam	Sri Nachiamman Temple
Coimbatore Dist	Devanampalayam.	Sri Amaneeswarar Temple
Coimbatore Dist	Heritage visit	Hero & Sati stones, Menhir, Cairn circles
Coimbatore Dist	Karamadai	Sri Aranganatha Swamy Temple
Coimbatore Dist	Karamadai	Sri Nanjundeswarar Temple
Coimbatore Dist	Kottaimedu	Arulmigu Sangameswarar Temple
Coimbatore Dist	Maruthamalai	Sri Maruthamalai Andavar Temple
Coimbatore Dist	Othimalai	Sri Othimalai Andavar Temple
Coimbatore Dist	Periyakalanthai	Sri Adheeswarar Temple
Coimbatore Dist	Perur	Sri Patteeswarar Temple
Coimbatore Dist	Perur	Sri Patteeswarar Temple
Coimbatore Dist	Vellalore	Arulmigu Azhagunachi Amman Temple
Coimbatore Dist	Vellalore	Sri Kari Varadaraja Perumal Temple
Coimbatore Dist	Vellalore	Sri Thenneeswarar Temple
Coimbatore Dist	Velliangiri	Sri Velliangiri Andavar Temple 2011
Coimbatore Dist	Velliangiri	Sri Velliangiri Andavar Temple 2012
Coimbatore Dist	Velliangiri	Sri Velliangiri Andavar Temple 2013
Coimbatore Dist	Velliangiri	Sri Velliangiri Andavar Temple 2015
Coimbatore Dist	Velliangiri	Sri Velliangiri Andavar Temple 2016
Coimbatore Dist	Velliangiri	Sri Velliangiri Andavar Temple 2017
Coimbatore Dist	Velliangiri	Sri Velliangiri Andavar Temple 2018
Coimbatore Dist	Velliangiri	Sri Velliangiri Andavar Temple 2019
Coimbatore Dist	Velliangiri	Sri Velliangiri Andavar Temple
Erode Dist	Aadhiyur	Sri Adheeswarar Temple
Erode Dist	Aadhiyur	Sri Adhinarayana Perumal Temple
Erode Dist Erode Dist	Alathur Anjur	Sri Ayyanar Temple Menhir
Erode Dist	Anjur	Vana Durgai Amman Temple
Erode Dist	Anthiyur	Sri Chelliswarar Temple
Erode Dist	Anthiyur	Sri Gurunatha Swamy Temple
Erode Dist	Anthiyur	Sri Veerabadrar Temple
Erode Dist	Arachalur	Isai Kalvettikkal ( Musical note inscriptions)
Erode Dist	Arachalur	Sri Putridamkondeeswarar Temple
Erode Dist	Athani	Sri Sellandi Amman Temple
Erode Dist	Aval Poondurai	Sri Pashvanath Jinalaya
Erode Dist	Bannari	Sri Bannari Amman Temple
Erode Dist	Bhavani Sagar Dam	Danaikan Kottai
Erode Dist Erode Dist	Bhavani  Brahmadesam	Sri Sangameshwarar Temple Sri Brahmeshwarar Temple
Erode Dist	Chennimalai	Sri Chennimalai Andavar Temple
Erode Dist	Chithode	Mahaliamman Temple
Erode Dist	Erode	Arudhra Kapaleeswarar Temple
Erode Dist	Erode	Kalaimakal Kalvi Nilayam Part 4
Erode Dist	Erode	Sri Kasthuri Ranganatha Perumal Temple
Erode Dist	Erode	Sri Mahimaleeswarar Temple
Erode Dist	Erode	Sri Periya mariamman Temple
Erode Dist	Gobichettipalayam	Hero, Sati & Pulikuthikarkal
Erode Dist	Ingur	Sri Allaliswarar Temple
Erode Dist	Ingur	Sri Thambiratti Amman Temple
Erode Dist	Kangayampalayam	Shri Nattatreeswarar Temple
Erode Dist	Kanjikovil	Sri Kari Varadharaja Perumal Temple
Erode Dist	Kanjikovil	Sri Neelakandeswarar Temple
Erode Dist	Kanjikovil	Sri Sedevi Amman Temple
Erode Dist	Kavundapadi	Sri Andam Muzhuthudayar Temple
Erode Dist	Kodiveri Dam	Sri Anai Muneeswarar Swamy Temple
Erode Dist Erode Dist	Kodumudi Kudumiyampalayam	Sri Magudeeswarar Temple Menhirs
Erode Dist	Kundanguli	Mahavir with Jain beds
Erode Dist	Malayapalayam	Donation Inscription Stones
Erode Dist	Malayapalayam	Sri Thillai Eswaran Temple
Erode Dist	Malayapalayam	Udhayagiri Sri Muthu Velayutha Swamy
Erode Dist	Marapalam	Sri Ayyanarappan Temple
Erode Dist	Mukasi Anumanpalli	Sri Anumaneeswarar Temple
Erode Dist	Mukasi Anumanpalli	Sri Chinnamman & Periyamman Temple
Erode Dist	Mukasi Pidariyur	Sri Thirupiratti Amman Temple
Erode Dist	Mukkudivelampalayam	Menhirs
Erode Dist	Nasiyanur	Sri Adhinarayana Perumal Temple
Erode Dist	Nasiyanur	Sri Muvendheeswarar Temple
Erode Dist	Olagadam	Sri Olageshwara Shiva Temple
Erode Dist	Othimalai	Sri Othimalai Andavar Temple
Erode Dist	Panchalingapuram	Menhirs ( Erode - Karur Road )
Erode Dist	Pappavalasu	Mariamman Temple Annual Festival 2018
Erode Dist	Pappavalasu	Sri Sakthi Mariamman
Erode Dist	Patlur	Chendraya Perumal Temple
Erode Dist	Patlur	Sri Kariyakali Amman Temple
Erode Dist	Patlur	Sri Vaageeshvarar Temple
Erode Dist	Pattakalipalayam	Sri Kalatheeswarar Temple
Erode Dist	Pazhamangalam	Hero Stone with Venba Song inscription
Erode Dist	Periyapuliyur	3 tier Hero stone and Iyyanar statues
Erode Dist	Periyapuliyur	Sri Angalamman Temple
Erode Dist	Periyapuliyur	Sri Kali temple
Erode Dist	Perunthalaiyur	Sri Ponnachi Amman Temple
Erode Dist	Perundurai	Kottai Sri Mariamman Temple
Erode Dist	Perundurai	Kottai Sri Chozheeswarar Temple
Erode Dist	Perundurai	Kottai Sri Muniappan
Erode Dist	Perundurai	Kottai Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal Temple
Erode Dist	Perundurai	Kottai Sri Vira Anjaneyar Temple
Erode Dist	Perunthalaiyur	Sri Makizheeswarar Temple
Erode Dist	Rettai Pali Valasu	Menhirs
Erode Dist	Sathyamangalam	Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple
Erode Dist	Seenapuram	Sri Adheeswarar Temple
Erode Dist	Seenapuram	Sri Velayutha Swamy Temple
Erode Dist	Talguni	A Shiva Temple
Erode Dist	Talguni	Sri AzhakarRaja Perumal Temple
Erode Dist	Talguni	Sri Veeramathi Amman - A History
Erode Dist	Talguni	Sri Veeramathi Amman Temple
Erode Dist	Talguni	Sri Veeramathi Amman Temple 2012
Erode Dist	Talguni	Sri Veeramathi Amman Temple 2013
Erode Dist	Talguni	Sri Veeramathi Amman Temple 2017
Erode Dist	Talguni	Sri Veeramathi Amman Temple 2018
Erode Dist	Talguni	Sri Veeramathi Amman Temple 2015
Erode Dist	Talguni	Sri Veeramathi Amman Temple 2016
Erode Dist	Talguni	Temple Kumbhabhishekam 2017
Erode Dist	Thalavadi	Hero Stones & Gods & Goddess Statues
Erode Dist	Thalavadi	Tippu Sultan's Connection with Thalavadi
Erode Dist	Thalavadi,( in & around )	Puli Kuthi Karkal
Erode Dist	Thalavadi,Marur	Hero Stone, Chekku, Cairn Circles
Erode Dist	Thalavadi,Neithalapuram	A Sati Sone and Cairn Circles
Erode Dist	Thalavadi,Neithalapuram	Ganda Mathappa Temple
Erode Dist	Thanga Medu,	Sri Thambikali Ayyan Temple
Erode Dist	Thindal	Sri Velayuthaswamy Temple
Erode Dist	Thingalur	Appichimar Madam
Erode Dist	Thingalur	Sri Amneeswarar Temple
Erode Dist	Thingalur	Sri Chandramouleeswarar Temple
Erode Dist	Thoranavavi	Sri Arulmalai Andavar Temple
Erode Dist	Thoranavavi	Sri Arulmalai Murugan temple
Erode Dist	Thudupathi	Sri Kari Varadharaja Perumal Temple
Erode Dist	Thudupathi	Sri Kasi Viswanathar Temple
Erode Dist	Velliraveli	Sri Kaliamman Temple
Erode Dist	Vellode	Sri Adhinath Bhagwan Jinalaya
Erode Dist Erode Dist	Vijayamangalam Vijayamangalam	Sri Karivaradharaja Perumal Temple Nageswarar Temple
Erode Dist	Vijayamangalam	Nageswarar Temple
Erode Dist	Vijayamangalam	Chandra Prabhu Digambar Jain Temple
Erode Dist	Vijayamangalam	Chandra Prabhu Digambar Jain Temple
Erode Dist	Vijayamangalam	Chandra Prabhu Digambar Jain Temple
Erode Dist	Vijayamangalam	Sri Karivaradharaja Perumal Temple
Erode Dist Erode Dist	Vijayamangkalam Vijayamangalam	கரிவரதராஜ பெருமாள் கோயில் Sri Nageswarar Temple
Erode Dist	Vijayamangalam	Sri Vijayapuri Amman Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Agilandapuram	Sri Agastheeswarar Temple
Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist	Alagumalai Alathur	Sri Adhi Kailasanathar Temple Veerasangaatha Perumpalli - a Jain Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Avinashi	Arulmigu Avinashi Lingeshwarar Temple
Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist	Avinashi  Chinnaripatti Chinnaripatti  Kadathur	Sri Matheswaran Temple / Mathaiyan Pallipadai  Ayyanar Kampatheeswarar Kovil / Temple Sri Arjuneswarar/ Sri Thirumarudayartemple
Tiruppur Dist	Kadathur,Kottamanga	Hero stones, Hero sthambas, Sati stones
Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist	Kandiankoil Kandiankoil Kangeyam  Karuvalur	Ayyanar Sri Azhagu Nachi Amman Temple Pulikuthi, Ayyanar and Thavvai statues  Sri Gangadeswara Swamy Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Karuvalur	Sri Karunakara Venkatramana Perumal tem
Tiruppur Dist	Kathanganni	Sri Chokka Perumal Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Kathanganni	Sri Nalmaniswarar Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Kodumanal	Cairn Circle, Menhirs, Dolmens
Tiruppur Dist	Kodumanal	Cairn Circles, Menhirs, Dolmens,
Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist	Koduvai  Koduvai Koduvai/ Shiva Temple Kolinjivadi	Sri Nageswarar Temple Sri Vinnalantha Perumal Temple Ayyanar Sri Chokkanathar Temple
Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist	Kumarikalpalayam Kumarikalpalayam Kunnathur	Menhir Menhir and Angalamman Temple Arulmigu Aranmanai Mariamman temple
Tiruppur Dist	Kunnathur	Sri Angalamman Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Kunnathur	Sri Kundrapureeswarar Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Kunnathur	Sri Lakshmi Narayana Perumal Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Kuruvanvalasu	Sri Kongu Vidangeeswarar Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Kuttagam	Sri Mokkaneeswarar Temple
Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist	Madavilagam Mathakadiputhur	Sri Pachottu Avudayar Temple Rock Art Paintings
Tiruppur Dist	Mondipalayam	Arulmigu Venkatesa Perumal Temple
Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist	Muthiyanerichal Naduvachery Naduvachery  Palangarai  Pappini Pappini Paranjervazhi Pattali	Sri Neeliamman / Nisumbasuthani Temple Sri Angalamman Temple Sri Arulmigu Sivalapuri Amman Temple Sree Ponsolisvarar Temple Ayyanar Sri Aivar Rajakkal Swamy Temple Sri Nattur Nathar Temple Sri Palvenneeswarar Temple
Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist	Perumanallur  Perumanallur	Kondathu Kaliamman Temple Uthamalingeswarar Temple
Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist	Perunthozhuvu Perunthozhuvu Ponnivadi	Sri Pandeeswarar Temple Jyeshta Devi Sri Nirmaleeswarar Temple
Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist	Punjaithalavaipalayam Ravuthampalayam Semba Gounden Palayam Sarkar Kannadiputhur	Sri Kasi Viswanathar Temple.  Mariamman Temple Vinayagar Temple ( Mathaiyan  Shiva Temple )  Sri Varadharaja Perumal Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Sarkar Kannadiputhur	Sri Vishnu Durgai, Vinayagar & Ayyanar
Tiruppur Dist	Sarkar Periyapalayam	Sri Sukreeswrar Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Sarkar Periyapalayam	Sri Sukresswarar Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Sarkar Periyapalayam	Sati Stone
Tiruppur Dist	Sevur	Sri Akka Salai Eswaran Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Sevur	Sri Kalyana Venkitaramana Swamy Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Sevur	Sri Valeeswarar Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Sivan Malai	Cairn Circles
Tiruppur Dist	Sivan Malai	Sri Subramania Swamy Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Sukaliyurkaradu	Jain Beds - Panchapandavar Beds
Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist	Thalavaipalayam- Punjai Thirumuruganpoondi	Sri Kasi Viswanathar Temple ( தமிழில்  ) Thirumuruganatheeswarar Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Udumalpet Ayirai malai	Ayirai Malai ( Iyyar Malai )
Tiruppur Dist	Udumalpet Kolumam	Sri Kalyana Varadharaja Perumal Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Udumalpet Kolumam	Sri Kari Varadharaja Perumal Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Udumalpet Kolumam	Sri KasiViswanathar Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Udumalpet Kozhumam	Sri Thandaveeswarar /Choleeswarar temple
Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist	Uthukuli Vairamangalam	Arulmigu Kailasanathar Thirukovil Sri Kundathu Kaliamman Temple
Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist Tiruppur Dist	Valliarachal Valuppur Velayuthampalayam	Sri Mandheswarar Temple Arulmigu Valuppuramman Kovil Sri Bala Subramaniya Swamy Temple
Tiruppur Dist	Velayuthampalayam	Jain Beds on Arnattar Malai/Pukazhur malai