Hero stone indicates that two wives of a king performed sati after the king’s death during a battle. The depictions and inscriptions on Veeragallu aka hero stones, are mostly about battles, death of a ...

Over the years, epigraphists and archaeology enthusiasts have stumbled upon sati stones across the state. In the most recent discovery, a cluster of six sati stones, in three and two tiers, have been ...

VIRUDHUNAGAR: A sati stone sculpture and two hero stones dating back to the 17th century were recently found at Kondaneri Lake in Madathupati near Rajapalayam. According to sources, the sculptures, ...

Erecting a hero stone for a fallen soldier or chieftain was a usual tradition in ancient Tamil Nadu. In an agrarian society, hero stones were erected for people who fought and died for protecting ...

Vellore: A ‘nadukal’ known as hero stone erected in memory of a chieftain dating back to the Nayak era, besides a rare ‘sati’ stone containing a woman with two kids were found at Radhapuram village at ...

Visakhapatnam: Two Sati stones from the 13th century were recently discovered at the Simhachalam temple in Visakhapatnam by Saikumar Kethineedi, a Team of Research on Culture and Heritage (TORCH) ...

VIRUDHUNAGAR: A sati stone depicting a warrior who died in jallikattu, dating back to 17th century, has been discovered in Ramanujapuram near Aruppukottai by a history professor. The stone, dating ...

A close-up of the Begur hero stone. Hero stones pictures for Spectrum Story. A sati stone dating to 1500 AD, at Sugatur in Kolar district. A sati stone dating to 1500 AD, at Sugatur in Kolar district.

MITHI: The women who immolated themselves near the funeral pyres of their husbands remain a part of the Thar desert. Their memories are preserved in the memorial stones of "Sati" that are scattered ...

Three stones with sculptures, belonging to the 16th century, were found at Chatrapatti village of Peraiyur taluk in Madurai by D. Muneeswaran, Head of the Department of History (Postgraduate) of ...

In 1818 the rani of Travancore confronted a strange problem. A woman called Veeramma, widow of an immigrant soldier, wished to burn herself with his remains. Permission was denied, only for Veeramma ...

Tiruppur Corporation workers who dug the roads in Old Market Street near the Old Bus Terminus recently were in for a surprise as they discovered a ‘sati’ stone that is estimated to be around 300 years ...