Circular Villages of Chhatisgarh

These are old settlements which were planned so that they can be protected from wild animals. In ancient times, water and fire were two protective natural forces which human had leant to use according to their needs. The houses or palaces of chieftains of tribes used to be made of wood. These circular water bodies indicate their locations... As wooden palaces got destroyed by the passes of time. It is Same case with city of ancient PATLIPUTRA which had good urban facilities but most of houses and palaces were built of wood which got destroyed by the passage of time... No ruins of Chandragupta palaces can be found due same reasons...