Recently, a Pallava era hero stone of 7th century was discovered by a group of archaeology enthusiasts in Kookudapatty village near Harur in Tamil Nadu.
It is the third in the line of hero stones discovered in the same location and bearing the name of Eachuvara Varaman, a Pallava ruler.
The hero stone is engraved with Tamil Brahmi script that speaks of the death of a lieutenant of one Vanaathiarasar, during a conflict and his death in the conflict.
While all the three hero stones were attributed to the rule of Eachuvara Varman, the names in the hero stones is supposed to have ....
