Willong Khullen
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Menhirs
From: twitter.com
From: twitter.com
A relatively unknown collection of menhirs referred to as the Stonehenge of India in the village of Willong Khullen in Manipur.
Willong Khullen lies on the border of Manipur & Nagaland at a roughly 2000m above sea level the village is nestled between deep gorges & mountain peaks. Here a small collection of enigmatic stone monoliths have been erected precariously on the side of a steep embankment.
No formal survey or excavations have been performed. Its history is lost to time. What remains is local myths that the stones talk to one another, or were grave markers for strong tribal warriors. The exact number of stones is uncertain even with estimates of appx 135.
Its not known where the stones came from. I think a comparison to the Alignements de Carnac in France is much more apropos to this site. There surely must be lunar, solar & star alignments. The site shows orderly planning with rows & circles. The tallest stone is around 7m.
Large slabs have fallen over time and its a guess how many stones originally comprised the site. Yet another puzzle piece of our shared history slipping away. I would not be surprised if the area has other similar sites waiting to be found. Cheers my friends.
