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 This site, on the outskirts of the village of Rola, is under study by Mr. Subhashis Das principal of a school in Hazaribag. Hazaribag is a small town to the north of Ranchi the capital of the state of Jarkhand, formerly South Bihar, |
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Lingam-Yoni meridian indicator.
From this camera position the ubiquitous Hindu icon, the lingam-yoni symbol, invites viewing, over a transverse slab, of the far mountain top which has an azimuth very close to due south. |
| The Lingam stone.
This natural monolith is used in the 'found' manner of veneration as we see in many British megaliths. | 
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| The Yoni stones The two angled stones are very earthfast and are unlikely to have been upright originally. |
| Associated slabs. The transverse slab on the meridian line is set on edge and earthfast. |
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| Munda recumbent burial slabs.
Several large slabs are laid into the ground in close proximity to the megaliths. These are believed to be burial covers placed by the Munda people, a tribal' race, or races, who have inhabited this region since pre-Aryan times. |
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| Cup marks.
One of the recumbents shows cup markings. 
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| Yoni trees and megaliths.
Throughout Hindustan the Lingam/Yoni icon is predominant. The male/female generative organs are represented in every community by sacred trees and stones surrounded by earth-filled ring-walls. This example sits at the foot of the sacred Lion Rock, Silwar Hill, near Hazaribag. Here both the holy pippal tree and a large standing stone are surrounded by the yoni wall. The living rock surfaces adjacent are covered in cup marks. |
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