Coimbatore: A team of archaeological enthusiasts from Tirupur have found two 13th century and one 17th century hero stones at Vinnamppallai village near Pujaippulliyampatti-Sathiyamangalam highways in Erode district.
The exploration was done by a team comprising S Ravikumar, K saravanakumar, C M Rameshkumar and K Ponnusamy, all members of Virarajendran Archaeological and Historical Research Centre in Tirupur.
The team found the hero stones on December 2 and they were installed at the same location for public worship on January 25 after obtaining permission from various authorities, including the village administrative office and panchayat president.
Ravikumar, director of the research centre, said two of the hero stones were unique. “While most of the hero stones that have so far found in the state depict fight between a warrior and tiger, one of the stones that we have found depicts a fighting scene between two tigers and a warrior. While the hero attacks a tiger with a swor