What is Veeragallu?
Ava Richardson
Updated on February 17, 2026
What is Veeragallu?
Depiction of sacrifice As was the tradition of that time, the tribute to the sacrifice comes in the form of a ‘veeragallu’, which depicts the fight, the manner of death, and the place of the hero in the afterlife.
Which is the inscription of Karnataka?
The inscriptions generally found are on stone (Shilashasana) or copper plates (Tamarashasana). The Kannada inscriptions (Old Kannada, Kadamba script) found on historical Hero Stone, coin and temple wall, piller, tablet and rock edict.
What is Veerakallu?
A hero stone (Naṭukal in Tamil, Virakallu in Kannada, Viragallulu in Telugu) is a memorial commemorating the honorable death of a hero in battle. According to the historian Upinder Singh, the largest concentration of such memorial stones is found in the Indian state of Karnataka.
What is Virarkal?
Megalithic people believed that when a hero dies he is reduced to stones which remind us of circle of stones on the graves of megalithic people. It may have led to practice of raising “Hero stone known as Virarkal” in honour of heroes died fighting.
Where are hero stones found in Tamilnadu?
MADURAI: Two rare hero stones and a sculpture, estimated to be about 300 years old, have been found at Thottapanaickanur near Usilampatti in Madurai district. These were found about 200 to 300 metres apart near a temple known as Malaikoil.
Where is hero stone in Tamilnadu?
According to researchers the “hero stone” was discovered below the hill on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border at the base of a banyan tree at Chathurangapara. The place is geographically very important on an ancient trade route from Kerala to Madurai that is over two thousand years old.
Who is the father of Karnataka inscription?
| M. H. Krishna | |
|---|---|
| Died | 23 December 1947 (aged 55) Mysore |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Epigraphia Carnatica, Halmidi Inscription, Isila city discovery, Discovery of Shivaji’s father’s tomb |
| Spouse(s) | Rajamma, Jayamma |
Which is the 1st Kannada inscription?
The first written Kannada inscription is the Ashoka’s Brahmagiri edict in the Chitradurga district. It is dated backwards to about 250 BC. Explanation: Ishila is the earliest recorded word written in Kannada at the ‘Ashoka rock edict’ at Brahmagiri.
Which is the oldest inscription in India?
The earliest undisputed deciphered epigraphy found in India are the Edicts of Ashoka of the 3rd century BCE, in the Brahmi script.
What are stone inscriptions?
An inscription is writing carved into something made of stone or metal, for example a gravestone or medal.
What was the Nattukal or Virakkal?
The ancient Tamils had great respect for the heroes who died on the battle field. The hero stones were created to commemorate heroes who sacrificed their lives in war. These hero stones were known as Natukkal or Virakkal.
Why were Hero Stone installed?
The stones metamorphosed into hero-stones, which were installed to commemorate a heroic act – his dying in a battle or while trying to defend his village from intruders and so on.
