In 1818 the rani of Travancore confronted a strange problem. A woman called Veeramma, widow of an immigrant soldier, wished to burn herself with his remains. Permission was denied, only for Veeramma ...
Chandrapur: Tucked away in a small hamlet Panzurni in Warora taluka, a nearly 300-year-old Sati temple of exceptional historical and artistic importance has drawn attention from historians for its ...
Erecting a hero stone for a fallen soldier or chieftain was a usual tradition in ancient Tamil Nadu. In an agrarian society, hero stones were erected for people who fought and died for protecting ...