 A hero stone was usually divided into three panels, but occasionally, into four or five panels depending on the event.The upper panel depicts the subject worshiping a deity such as a Shiva "linga", the middle panel depicts the hero sometimes seated in a palanquin or a shrine being lifted toward the heavens by "apsaras" (heavenly nymphs), and the lower panels would display battle scenes One of the largest Viragallu, about 12 feet high is found in Betageri, Karnataka.In Tamil Nadu Department of Archeology found several hundred hero stones that had been erected in the memory of warriors who sacrificed their lives defending their community or region.