Category:Hero stones
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Indian commemoration stones from 2nd century to 18th century in memory of a heroic warrior | |||||
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Viirakkal (Tamil: வீரக்கல், "Hero stone", Marathi: विरगळ, "Hero stone") is a memorial commemorating the honorable death of a "hero" in battle of Tamil people. A hero stone can display a variety of adornments, including bas relief panels, statues, and figures of carved stone. Usually they are in the form of a stone monument and may have an inscription at the bottom with a narrative of the battle.
Subcategories
This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
- Hero stones in Goa (15 F)
- Hero stones in Kerala (2 F)
- Hero stones in Telangana (8 F)
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Media in category "Hero stones"
The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total.
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Commemorative Stones of the Hindus.tif 4,096 × 3,164; 37.09 MB
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Hasalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India; detail of hero-stone..jpg 983 × 1,978; 469 KB
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Marasuru Madivala herostones.jpg 4,032 × 2,268; 2.67 MB
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Paliyas belonging to Mistris of Kutch at Dhaneti.jpg 2,560 × 1,920; 1.2 MB
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Tirla hero stones.JPG 2,048 × 1,536; 1.4 MB
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Warrior and sati memorial stones, nirona, kaach.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 1.74 MB
