{"id":369186,"date":"2026-08-08T18:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=369186"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:09:16","slug":"hero-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/hero-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Hero Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> A Hero Stone has been discovered in Karnataka, offering insight into the last days of the Hoysala Ruler.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Hero Stone<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_369191\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-369191\" style=\"width: 233px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-369191\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-08-112602.png?resize=233%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hero Stone \" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-08-112602.png?resize=233%2C300&amp;ssl=1 233w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-08-112602.png?w=502&amp;ssl=1 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-369191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: TH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Neeragunda in Karnataka<\/strong> has two <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/hoysala-dynasty\/\">Hoysala<\/a>-era temples, namely the <\/span><b>Malleshwara Temple and the <\/b><b>Lakshmi Narayana Swamy Temple.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During renovation work of the <\/span><b>Lakshmi Narayana Swamy Temple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, workers found <\/span><strong>two found a centuries-old veeragallu (hero stone).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the hero stones contains an <\/span><b>important Kannada inscription<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The inscription says that the stone was installed in memory of a <\/span><b>soldier who sacrificed his life soon after Vishnuvardhana\u2019s death at Bankapura<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The date mentioned in the inscription corresponds to <\/span><b>December 11, 1141<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, according to the Gregorian calendar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vishnuvardhana is believed to have died at <\/span><b>Bankapura in present-day Haveri district, Karnataka. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There has been confusion about his death year.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The newly discovered <\/span><b>hero stone at Neeragunda may provide important evidence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to resolve this confusion and establish the date of Vishnuvardhana\u2019s death.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About Hero Stone<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hero stones are <\/span><b>memorial stones erected in memory of heroes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who died on the battlefield while defending kings, cattle, villages, borders, or women in distress.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is known as<\/span><b> veeragallu.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Locations where they are found:<\/strong> <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are<\/span><b> found throughout Karnataka and are a unique feature of Karnataka\u2019s inscriptional tradition.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major concentrations of hero stones can be found in<\/span><b> districts such as Kolar, Shimoga, Tumkur, Bangalore, and Haveri.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from Karnataka, they are also found in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About <\/span><b>half of the hero stones discovered have no inscriptions on them.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Categories:<\/strong> Hero Stones can be further<strong> divided into the following categories:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Yuddha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Battle<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Ooralivu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Defending a Village<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Gadi Kalaga<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Defending a Border<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Go Grahana\/Thurugol<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Defending Cattle<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Pendirudeyurchu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Protecting Women<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Bete<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Hunting<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: A Hero Stone has been discovered in Karnataka, offering insight into the last days of the Hoysala Ruler. About Hero Stone Neeragunda in Karnataka has two Hoysala-era temples, namely the Malleshwara Temple and the Lakshmi Narayana Swamy Temple. 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