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==Reference to Death and rituals==
[[Image:Nadukal.jpg|thumb|250px|Erection of a ''Nadukal'' (hero stone) to honour fallen heroes is one of the cultural practices mentioned repeatedly in ''Purananuru''.{{sfn | Venkatasubramanian | 1978 | pp=180–188}}{{sfn | Rajan | 2001 | pp=359–367}}{{sfn | Laporte | Large | Nespoulous | Scarre | 2022 | p=553}}{{sfn | K. R. | 1946}}]]
According to Hart and Heifetz, several poems in Purananuru talk about God of Death, Death of kings, helplessness of widows, youth versus old age, memorial stones and Death rituals.<ref name="Hart349">Hart 1999, p. 349, xvi</ref><ref name="Rav">Rav 2003, p. 126</ref> after Death of a King the people and poets scold the god of death who takes the life of the generous kings, women beat their Breasts and their bangles break into pieces. according to several poems mention that people were commonly burnt in the cremation ground<ref>https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/purananuru-part-231</ref><ref>https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/purananuru-part-245</ref>, Tamils also belived in Re-birth and only good deeds would leed them to a better life in their next birth.<ref>https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/purananuru-part-241</ref> It also claims that [[Indra]] who holds the Vajrayudam welcomes the soul of a Great king Ay Andiran as he did good deeds. <ref>https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/purananuru-part-241</ref> after all the rituals they plant a Naṭukal for the king and decorate it. [[Hero stone|Naṭukal]] is a [[memorial]] stone dedicated to the honorable death of a hero in battle.<ref>{{cite web
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