Guide to Megalithic Dolmens and Rock Paintings in Kerala

(Also called Muniyaras), these cists dolmens belonging to the megalithic era. These burial chambers were dolmenoids consists of four stones placed on edge and covered by a fifth stone called the stone ceiling. Some of these Dolmenoids contain several burial chambers, while others have a quad collected in laterite and aligned to the sides with granite blocks. These stones are also covered with lid. Tens of dolmens in the area of ​​the ancient temple of Shiva (Thenkasinathan Temple) in Kovilkadavu on the banks of River Pamba, and cave paintings in the south-western slope of the plateau overlooking the river have attracted visitors. Apart from the dolmens of the Stone Age, several dolmens of the Age of Iron exist in this region, especially on the left side of the river Pamba is clear from the use of well-dressed granite slabs to the dolmens. At least one of them has a perfectly circular hole of 28 cm in diameter inside the manhole. This region has several types of dolmens. A large number of them are surface 70-90 cm tall. Another type has a height of 140-170 cm. It is a dolmen dual wavelength area of ​​350 cm. The fragments of funerary urns are also available in the region near the dolmens. This indicates that the dolmens with a height of 70-90 cm were used for the burial of the remains of persons of high social status. funerary urns were used for the burial of the remains of the villagers. The dolmens with high roof could have been used to address people. Why are some people living in cemeteries has not been satisfactorily explained.

Cave paintings

rock paintings are part of the heritage Marayoor in Attala, Ezhuthu Guha (literally means “cave of writing”) and Kovilkadavu Manala in Marayoor panchayat. Attala is located on the west side of town Marayoor and more than 90 painted motifs can be seen here. Attala cave paintings found in a shelter of this huge rock in front of 1500 meters above sea level. Most abstract art paintings are abstract Attala

Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition that may exist with a certain degree of independence of visual references in the world. Western art had been, from the Renaissance to the mid 19th century, underpinned by the logic of perspective and designs with the exception of a few human figures and animals.

Guha Ezhuthu cave paintings are located in the Forest Reserve Koodakavu Marayoor sandalwood in the Panchayat Marayoor at a height of 1000 meters above sea level. About 90 painted motifs can be seen here. However, as the site is the site of most famous rock art of Kerala, which attracts a large number of visitors and has been extensively vandalized since it was brought to public attention.

Kovilkadavu is less than five kilometers from the city Marayoor and the place is famous for Neolithic dolmens and cave paintings. Ten 10 painted motifs found in the south-western slope of the plateau overlooking the river Pamba.