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19/06/22 18:38 PM IST

Ancient rock paintings identified at forest area in Bargur

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  • Yaakkai Team recently visited a forest area in the Bargur Hills to join a tribal worship ritual during which they spotted paintings in a collapsed cave. 
About Rock Painting
  • The place, called Rukkal Muniyappan, is where a deity of Muneeswarar is located. It is worshipped by tribal people, including the Sholagar, the Kurumbar and the Bedagampana Lingayat.
  • A rock, 30 feet high and 250 feet in length, has paintings in red ochre and white.
  • A hunting scene in red displays human figures and a herd of deer standing opposite each other, while in some images, deer of various sizes are presented.
  • About 30 feet above the ground, an anthropomorphic painting, four feet high, was seen.
Source- The Hindu 

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