SELAKARICHAL HERO STONE NEAR COIMBATUR AT SELAKARICHAL
SELAKARICHAL HERO STONE NEAR COIMBATUR AT SELAKARICHAL After nearly 30 years, the inscriptions on a hero stone discovered in Selakarichal and placed at Government Museum have been deciphered, revealing the name of a king who ruled Kongu Region in the 11th century. The deciphering was done by three heritage enthusiasts – S. Anandhakumar, N. Sudhakar and R. Kumaravel – in coordination with C. Sivakumar, curator of the Government Museum. “We at the Museum estimated that the hero stone was from the 16th century based on its structure, but the inscriptions revealed that it was actually from the 11th century,” Mr. Sivakumar told The Hindu. The king, Veerakeralan Adhirajarajan, ruled from 1093 CE to 1116 CE and this stone dated back to 1099 CE, Mr. Kumaravel said. The king hailed from the Veerakeralan clan, who were the branch rulers of the Chera dynasty. The inscriptions describe the death of a man from the Pooluvar clan in Selakarichal...