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This
protected menhir is located on the southern edge of the approach
road leading from the Kangla Pat highway, near M-Sector, to Mapan
Kangjeibung and Manipur State Museum. |
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It is
roughly estimated that the menhir was erected some time in the 15th
Century A.D. Scholars are of the opinion that the menhir was erected
primarily as boundary stone demarcating the boundary between
Konthoujam Yumpham (present Raj Bhavan) and the one time market place
(Kha-keithel, which was later on referred as the Sanakeithel) that
used to be located at the site now occupied by Johnstone Hr. Secondary
School. It is stated that ladies of the royal family used to shop as
well as participate in the marketing here at the Sanakeithel. |
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An
intriguing feature of the menhir is three crude human figures engraved
on it. This is an instance of the earliest form of folk engravings in
Manipur. It adds certain importance to the menhir, besides its
historical implication. The area under protection of this site is 4 x
3 sq. m. |
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