COLUMN POSITION

It is reported that, in the th century, the Prophetess Timasy Vavitiana lived in this place and made miracles. She was buried on this site, and her descendants perpétuèrent the tradition by gradually burying into what became a place of worship where people gathered together. This traditional religious practice déplaisant the missionaries, the colonial administration decided to exhume and expel sacred relics at the municipal cemetery. In order to prevent worship, a monument was built surrounded by chains.