ASI initiates excavation in the vicinity of 26-feet Menhir at Kumarikkalpalayam hamlet in Tiruppur district

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ASI officials garlanded the Menhir astatine  Kumarikalpalayam successful  Tiruppur territory  earlier  commencement of excavation activities successful  the surroundings connected  Thursday.

ASI officials garlanded the Menhir astatine Kumarikalpalayam successful Tiruppur territory earlier commencement of excavation activities successful the surroundings connected Thursday. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) connected Thursday initiated excavation for stratigraphy survey successful the vicinity of the 26-feet Menhir astatine Kumarikalpalayam successful Uthukuli taluk of Tiruppur district.

The ASI is looking guardant to getting the operation declared arsenic a centrally-protected tract of nationalist importance.

Published - February 26, 2026 08:18 p.m. IST

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