वीरगळ

प्राचीन काळात एखादा वीर पुरूष धारातीर्थी पडल्यावर त्याच्या स्मरणार्थ स्मारकशिळा उभ्या करतात, त्याला ‘वीरगळ’ म्हणतात. अशा वीरगळावर संबंधित वीर पुरुषाने केलेल्या लढाईचे शिल्प असते. त्यानंतरच्या टप्प्यात वीर पुरूषाला अप्सरा घेऊन जात आहेत, असे शिल्प असते. अगदी वरील भागात सदर वीर शिवलिंगाची पूजा करताना दाखवलेले असते. वीरगळ हे महाराष्ट्रात गावोगावी आढळतात. मात्र, ज्या योद्ध्याच्या स्मरणार्थ वीरगळ उभारले आहेत त्याचे नाव मात्र क्वचितच एखाद्या वीरगळावर आढळते. महाराष्ट्रात वीरगळावरील लेख खूपच दुर्मीळ आहेत.

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