The Visit to this Hero / Sati stones and Memorial stones installed in Sri Athanur Amman Temple / Thoravalur Amman Temple at Thoravalur in Tiruppur District was a part of “Ayyanar, Durgai Sculptures, Hero Stone and Memorial stones in Shiva & Amman Temples of Tiruppur and Erode Districts Visit, on 27th and 28th February 2022.
HERO / SATI STONEThis Hero / Sati stone is on the east side of the temple. In the Hero is in standing posture keeping his right hand on the sword and left hand on the hip. He is not shown with tuft, but the hair is loosely hanging. The hero wears ornaments on his neck and ears. The Hero’s wife is shown on his right holding a pot in her left hand and what is in her right hand is not known. The inscription is inscribed on the base of the hero stone. The original inscription reads as....
1. .... யப்பன்2. .. செல்லாயி3. .. செல்லாம்பா4. ளை .. டாண...5. .... ந்….
MEMORIAL STONESThere are two sets of memorial stones and a separate memorial stone. In the two sets, the hero is stone at the centre and his wives are on his both sides. All the three are in anjali hastam. In a separate memorial stone A Man is with an woman. Both are in Anjali hastam. Considering the style of tuft and the iconography, these memorial stones may belongs to 15th to 16th Century.
HOW TO REACHThis temple in Thoravalur is about 6 KM from Kunnathur, 19 KM from Tiruppur, 45 KM from Erode Junction.Nearest Railway Station is Tiruppur.
LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE---OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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