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Hero-stone Memorials of India
 Boat Heroes - Memorials Erected for Brave Seamen Panaji Museum in Goa |  |
 |  Depiction of a Battle Detail of a panel from a hero-stone, Hadolli |
Hero and Sati A stone memorial remembers a hero died in battle and his wife who committed Sati with him. |  |
 | Hero with a Gun Detail from a memorial in Pachmari |
Jaina Nishidhi Stone Apprx. 11th century, Sravanabelagola |  |
 | Mahasati Stone A memorial stone at Bhojpur, Central India |
A Man Remembered Detail from a tribal memorial, Village of Jamnujari, Madhya Pradesh |  |
 | A Memorial for a Family Member Notice the distinct Tulasi-like construction The Village of Chaterpur, 1977 |
Nishidhi Stone of Machikabbe A memorial shows Machikabbe, the royal mother-in-law observing Sallekhana (fasting unto death) |  |
 | Sculpted Hero-stone Fresh flowers indicate that the Hero-stone is still worshipped |
Stories the Hero-stones Tell Lower panel of a hero-stone depicts the hero's fight with the enemy |  |
 | Top Strata of a Hero-stone from Sangeetapura Also known as Haduvalli and Hadolli, this village has beautiful Jain sculptures |
A Triangular Hero-stone |  |
 | A Wooden Memorial of Madhya Pradesh A memorial with the hero's name and date of his death in Hindi |
See Also:
- Ordinary Heroes -- Memorials erected for brave men and women in a new research report.
Kamat's Potpourri 
India Reference Database Hero-stone
Memorials