Most of them stand alone half buried in the fields, obscured by long grasses.
Others are toppled over in rivers.
We dont even know when these megaliths were carved.
Proposed dates ranges from 1,000 years to 5,000 years ago.
The megaliths were known to the locals for centuries before the Europeans found them.
The villagers have weaved all sorts of tales around these characters.
The deep cut marks in the rock represent scars from knives.
Another statue named Tadulako was once a trusted village protector but was turned to granite for stealing rice.
The statues are not the only megaliths in the area.
As already mentioned, there are more than four hundred carvings in the area.
Some of these, called kalamba, are circular stones resembling pots and cisterns.
According to local folklore, they are ancient bathtubs used by kings.
In reality, the kalambas might have been grain storage pots.
Some of them even has heavy lids.
Some kalambas are also accompanied by stone tablets with cavities, perhaps used for grinding food.
