A piece of land nudged between the little vaddo of Maina and the neighboring village of Salvador do Mundo. Lies an unusual rock carving, that distinct itself from the famous rock art carving found at various rock art sites.( Pansaimol, Usagalimol).
These carving have an unusal pattern that are different from the rest. They have twelve little crosses, one-foot-deep large hole and one large Axe carved on to the rock. The key to this mysterious rock carving have not been identified. But a local legend explains the origin of the same.
The folklore
The village of Maina, were constantly been attacked by dacoits. There were frequent complains by the villager's of being raided by the robbers. The villagers used to store gold and other expensive items, in their house itself as there were no banks during that time. So, it was quiet easy for the robbers to raid into any house. The villagers found it very difficult to trace the dacoits or even ask for help. As the daciots had surrounded the entire area and threatened the ones who helped the villagers. The worried and depressed villagers decided to shift to another safer place, so that they could get rid of dacoits.
One day it happened so that, one of the villagers was heading towards the Connir hill. When he spotted the dacoits camping at the hill. He rushed back and informed the others about it. The men from the village gathered in a large number, and took the dacoits by surprise. The dacoits were either caught or killed on the spot. They numbered twelve. So the ancestors recorded this event on a rock . They carved out twelve little crosses, one large axe and a one-foot-deep large hole on a piece of rock.
So, later over the period of time the villagers built a cross and called Bara Zannancho Khuris (The Cross of 12 Persons), or Bara Chorancho Khuris (12 Robbers' Cross) in remembrance of this event.
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