MEMORIAL STONES

Memorial stone have been discovered in large numbers in throughout India. The memorial stone are also called viragalas( vira = “hero” and gala ="stone) are dedicated to hero  who died in battle , saving the cattle’s from the cattle raids , protecting their modesty of a women , following the order of their masters and sati. The hero cult arises out of the notion of ones sacrifices for the society and wellbeing of others. The glorification of the death hero or heroine has been an important segment in history of the tribal society as well.
The memorials glorify and depict the life of the dead. The sun and the moon are also illustrates which represent the eternity of the person. The carving is from one to eight panels. The carving on these memorials differs from place to place and is well defined.