“The Sengol, in the Tamil culture has great significance. The umbrella, the Sengol, and the throne are the three objects that give you the concept of the reigning power of the king. The Sengol is not only a symbol of power but also of justice,” Dr. Padma Subramanyam said.
“The Sengol is just not something which came to us from thousand years from the later Cholas but Sengol is also mentioned in the Tamil epic Silappathikaram (also spelled Cilappatikaram). It is mentioned with regard to the Chera king (Nedunchezhiyan) who by mistake gave the order to behead the hero (Kovalan) and it was a wrong judgment as Kannagi (Kovalan’s wife) proves that he was wrong, he says my Sengol has bent with that he also dies. So the Sengol is a symbol of justice,” Dr Subramanyam added.
