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The texture of the
monolith is of medium fine sandstone. It is believed that the monolith
was erected on the same day as when the inscribed stone of Maharaja
Garibaniwaza was erected to commemorate the inauguration of Ningel
marketplace in 1744 A.D. The underlying belief is that the
monolith is the companion to the inscribed stone, and at the same time
is regarded as the image of the governing diety of the marketplace,
and the direction to which the menhir is placed in relation to the
inscribed stone is believed to indicate the direction to which the
inscribed stone faces. as the menhir is placed to the north of the
inscribed stone, so it is inferred that the stone faces north. The
protected area is 3 x 2.2 sq.m. |
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