Memorializing dead have been old phenomena in the human civilization.The
stone-age man used to bury the dead along with his worldly possessions, such as
ornament, snail shells and even his long-lost tooth. The origin of the erecting memorial can be associated with the megalithic
burials. This association is highly doubtful .Further the
origin of the hero stone can be associated with the Buddhist who practiced
relics or the formation of stupa or the funeral practices of the easterner. The
Tulsi-like memorials might have been specially evolved and dedicated to
deceased priests and holy men. Later on the carving on the granite boulder
pillar became elaborate in the eighth century. It
is very important that these are mostly restricted to Bastar district which
suggest that this art might have come into central region from the Karnataka
and Andhra Pradesh as other memorial stone like the nishidi and sati stone are
derived from this region. Some scholars suggests that the existence of this
custom among people of Dravidian origin and almost its absence among Aryans
indicated its tribal origin. Verrir Elwin suggests that erecting the memorials among tribal is custom which
borrowed from Hindus. Therefore it is not very clear to trace the origin of
the memorial stone among the tribal
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