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# Hero Stone

Inscribed viragal (hero stone) in two panels. The lowermost panel is broken Which initially depicted the cause of the hero's death either by self immolation or by fighting against enemies. The middle panel shows the hero being lifted to heaven in a scabbard protected under a parasol and accompanied by musicians.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1000–1199 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.asi-goa.acc-no-0036](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.asi-goa.acc-no-0036) · Pramāṇa
