PULIKUTHI PATTAN KAL – ( புலி குத்திப்பட்டான் கல்), PALAPPALAYAM, NEAR GOBICHETTIPALAYAM – A PART OF KONGU NADUKARKAL

 08^th December 2018.

Mr Devan who belongs to Vettuvar Community, working with BSNL  told me about this Pulikuthi Kal temple  at Palappalayam near Gobichettipalayam ( The same person looks after the Kavindapadi Arulmigu Pulikuthi Swamy Tempe). Landed Palappalayam bus stop on the way to Erode  from Gobichettipalayam on 8^th December 2018 around 18.00 hrs. When I inquired the local people, and one man guided me to this temple which is on the old Palappalayam Village before a School.  The temple looked like a cave with a dim light. I could figure out the Pulkuthi Nadukal, standing inside the square sanctum, about 1.5 feet below the out side ground level. The temple was built with a village style pramid vimana.  Once there was a front mandapa and now the stones with reliefs of snake, man. Fish are scattered around the temple.

The Pulikuthi Kal is very simple. The tiger and the hero are carved on a stone slab. The hero is shown in standing position, holding a spear in both hands. Unlike other pulikuthi Hero stones there is a distance maintained between the  Hero and the tiger which also stands on two legs. The hero is wearing a half dress below the hip. Experts are of the opinion that this Pulikuthi Nadu kal  may belongs to 18th to 19th Century.

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