Two 16th Cent hero stones found at Ulipuram

Two 16th Century hero stones and two slabs containing Tamil inscriptions with details of donations to a nearby temple to run a religious retreat by using the revenue from paddy fields have been discovered in Ulipuram, 25 km from Attur in Salem. The inscriptions mention the old name of the region, which underwent changes in the later Nayakkar period. It was while doing his usual survey in search of abandoned and neglected inscription slabs and hero stones in the region that Pon Venkatesan, president of the Salem Historical Research Centre, found the ancient relics.

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