The Kachari Ruins are a set of ruins located is in Dimapur, Nagaland. Their history dates back to the 10th century when they appeared during the Kachari civilization. The Kachari Ruins is a series of mushroom domed pillar

Column

A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a vertical structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. For the purpose of wind or earthquake engineering, columns may be designed to resist lateral forces...

s with phallic connotations. They were created by the Kachari Kingdom, which ruled here long before the Nagas came down from the hills and took over the city. Their origin and purpose are largely mysterious.The pillars are not well maintained. Some pillars still stand in all their glory but others have crumbled down.