05th January 2020
After the Elagiri Tirthankara’s Temple Visit, Mr Malayan who does the Pooja told that there is also another Tirthankara near the Tissue ( Banana ) culture plant. We went in search of the Tirthankara. Instead of Tirthankara we hand found a Pulikuthi Hero Stone and a Chitramezhi kalvettu. Both are erected side by side
PULIKUTHI KAL
In this the tiger is shown biting the hero’s thigh and Hero is killing the tiger with sword piercing through its back. The tiger keeps both front legs on Hero’s thigh. His left hand is shown behind and what he is holding is not known. He was shown with a half dress below his waist. The dress frill is hanging between his legs. His tuft is hanging behind. Some inscriptions are found on the top and are not legible to read. The Pulikuthi Hero Stone may belongs to 16th to 17th Century.
CHITRAMEZHI KALVETTU.
In this Chitramezhi Kalvettu Bhumi Devi is holding lotus in both hands at the top portion. Samaras/ whiskers are shown on both Sides. Poorna Kumbha, Lamps, Chitramezhi and two aruval are shown at the bottom. In addition to this s bird and a dog is on the right side. At the centre a human image in worshiping posture is shown, which is unique of this Chitramezhi Kalvettu stone. Since this is available in the field, the farmers used to do pooja before starting of new cultivation or sowing.
LOCATION:
---OM SHIVAYA NAMA---
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