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A hero stone (Vīragallu in Kannada, Naṭukal in Tamil) is a memorial commemorating the honorable death of a hero in battle. Erected between the second half of the first millennium BC and the 18th century AD, hero stones are found all over India. They often carry inscriptions and a variety of ornaments, including bas relief panels, frieze, and figures in 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. The earliest and oldest of such memorial Hero stones is found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is more than 2400 years old that is 4th Century BC. According to the historian Upinder Singh, the largest concentration of such memorial stones is found in the Indian state of Karnataka. About two thousand six hu

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  • Hero stone (en)
  • Heldensteen (nl)
  • Kamień pamięci (pl)
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  • A hero stone (Vīragallu in Kannada, Naṭukal in Tamil) is a memorial commemorating the honorable death of a hero in battle. Erected between the second half of the first millennium BC and the 18th century AD, hero stones are found all over India. They often carry inscriptions and a variety of ornaments, including bas relief panels, frieze, and figures in 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. The earliest and oldest of such memorial Hero stones is found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is more than 2400 years old that is 4th Century BC. According to the historian Upinder Singh, the largest concentration of such memorial stones is found in the Indian state of Karnataka. About two thousand six hu (en)
  • Kamień pamięci (ang. Hero stone) – hinduistyczny pomnik z płaskim reliefem, wystawiony osobie, która utraciła życie w szczególny sposób. Niektóre z nich posiadają inskrypcje. Zasadniczo kamienie pamięci otaczane są kultem rodziny zmarłego, mieszkańców z miejsca zamieszkania i pielgrzymów. Kamienie pamięci wznoszono jeden konkretnej osobie, zmarłej nagle. W szczególności: (pl)
  • Een heldensteen is een gedenksteen die een heldendood herdenkt. Ze komen zeer veel voor in India waar ze vooral tussen de 3e eeuw v.Chr. en de 18e eeuw n.Chr. werden opgericht. Ook nu nog worden er in onder meer Karnataka en stammensamenlevingen in Gujarat en Madhya Pradesh gedenkpilaren opgericht. Karnataka kent met zo'n 2650 heldenstenen het grootste aantal, die vooral tussen de 5e en 13e eeuw zijn opgericht. (nl)
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