[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v1.c17.s7.8 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c17.s7.8 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c17.s7.8 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c17.s7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c17.s7.8) Stone sculptures depicting human beings committing self-immolation are plentiful in the s. and numerous examples exist in the museums of Hyderabad. Hero-stones commemorating the death of persons showing bravery, known in the s. as \*virakkal\*, are scattered all over the peninsula. - [Previous: v1.c17.s7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c17.s7.7) - [Next: v1.c17.s7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c17.s7.9) - [Up: v1.c17.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c17.s7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c17.s7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c17.s7.8) · Pramāṇa