#TamilNadu
The treasure house of rock paintings in the south

Look beyond Bhimbetka..u will see Mavaidaippu, karikkiyur, sithiravarai, Tindivanam show 2000-3000 year old petroglyphs
Early ancestors drew with white kaolin, ash and later ancestors in red ochre sometimes reading the earlier painting wrongly. Not only playful monkeys, the role of herds like bison, cattle were displayed but culture and the then practices.
Practices like child sacrifice was also depicted. Sithiravarai ( literally meaning paintings on hills) has a new species of thumbai plant discovered recently which extends human life span acc to tribals.
Courtesy frontline.
There are many cultural forums/ workshops in TN conducted by arts colleges to create awareness, treks n field trips to school n college students offered, bt one finds a lot of graffiti not by locals but outsiders in places of monumental importance.The only way is to educate ppl.
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