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A Tiger Hunting Hero stone in Tekkalakote

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Hi, Namaskar today I am going to introduce you A tiger hunting herostone. Tekkalakote has monuments of many royal dynasties and one of them is this Tiger Hunting Veeragallu which has become very important.  This place is called Lakshmanakatte and the image of the hero fighting valiantly and killing the tiger with his bharchi is created and the dog below is also trying to bite the tiger.  On the back of the hero is carved a woman with her left hand raised.  These tiger hunting veera stones are very delicately and very ornately carved and it can be assumed that this veera may have been very famous in the region or a famous leader.  One of these plates is inscribed with letters i.e. containing an inscription and according to this inscription is written as Lachumappa, the son of Hanumakka.  On this basis it can be understood that Lakshmana he son of Hanumakka, could be this hero. The sun and moon are engraved on the veera stones which indicate that even the sun...
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Varavina Malleshwara temple

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