Kanchiyur
This article needs additional citations for verification. (July 2018) |
Kanjur | |
---|---|
Location | Gingee, India |
Coordinates | 12°12′16″N 79°13′50″E / 12.204469°N 79.230652°E |
Kanjur or Kanchiyur is a hamlet in
Location
Kanchiyur is located 37 kilometres (23 mi) northwest of
Transportation
Town buses depart from
About the village
Kanchiyur has 3000 years of heritage. The historical importance of the village is demonstrated by the presence of a hillock with rock paintings from the 10th century BCE and
Jain cave and stone beds
Kanchiyur hillock is about 400 feet in height. In the top of the hill, there is a cave which contains 10 stone beds on the floor.[2] A stone seat also located near to the beds. All the stone beds have carved pillows. Among the 10 stone beds, pillows of four stone beds are carved semicircular (see the picture gallery) similar to that of found in Andimalai hillock of Cholapandiyapuram. Near the hill, broken pieces of pots belonging to 1st or 2nd centuries CE were found in large numbers.[3]
Rock paintings
Globally, the study of rock art and their interpretations gained momentum in the field of archaeology. Archeologists not only denoted the artistic skill of the people who had painted them, also their beliefs and their daily activities. The paintings on the rock shelters are mostly depicting the hunting scenes and human activities.[4]
The rock paintings found here contains mainly symbols, painted in white ochre. Hence the pre-historic people might have used
Picture gallery
-
Jain beds 2
-
Semicircular stone pillows
-
Stone seat
-
Symbol 1
-
Symbol 2
See also
References
- ^ "Tehsil Kanjur of district Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu". indiamapped.com. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ T.S. Subramanian (20 June 2008). "Newfound Jain sites". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ Ananthapuram K. Krishnamurthy, "Senji pagudhiyil samanam", Malayamaan Publishers, Varkkalpattu, Cuddalore(2005)
- ^ S. Vasanthi, "KALVETTU", Vol no:75, page no:40 (2008), State department of Archaeology, Chennai