23rd June 2019.
The Visit to the Wayanad Heritage Museum was a part of Edakkal Heritage Visit. The Wayanad Heritage Museum was established in 1986 under the effort of District Collectors Mr. Ravindran Thampi and Mr. Viswas Mehta. This museum showcases the relics of Wayanad district’s cultural and Heritage recovered from parts of the district over the period.
The museum showcases the culturally significant artefacts like Gothrasmruthi, ( the Tribal traditions ), Jeevanasmurthi ( livelihood tools and vessels ), Veerasmurthi ( heroic age, hero stone, Sati stones etc,. ) and Devasmruthi ( object of worship like deity idols ). Also it has pot wares, baked terracotta/ clay dolls, unearthed from burial sites.
The Nadukarkal ( Veerakallu ), Hero, Sati stones are collected form the places like Ambalavayal, Muthanga, Pulpally ( The Edakkal cave inscription also mentions this place name ), Edathara of Wayanad Districts. The Nadukarkal belongs to 14th to 17th century. Some of them are 3 tier Hero stones. In the three tire hero stone the top tier which represents the heaven is with Krishna playing flute. Since Wayanad is close to the Karnataka border, the three tier concept might have the influence of Karnataka Hero stones. The Nadukarkal / Hero stones finish is not so good and details are not clear. Moreover the stones used are different from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
HOW TO REACH:
6 KM from Edakkal Caves.
25 KM from District headquarters Wayanad, 67 KM from Gundlupete ( Avoid travelling in this route during night since the traffic will be closed during night time) .
LOCATION: CLICK HERE
A clay doll
Pulikuthi Hero stone.
Hero stone.
Hero stone.
Hero stone.
Pulikuthi Hero stone.
Hero stone.
This is Ravaleswara a Village Deity usually found in Karnataka, and displayed as Rama
Musical instruments
A Tamil inscription stone.
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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