In olden days the roof would have been covered with thatch or wooden shingles but now corrugated iron sheets cover it. A memorial stone for the departed chief, with a photo of him and his wife, is in front of his compound. These memorial stones are unique to the Northern Chin State. They are not burial grounds and there are no bodies buried under them. They are just memorials for the living to remember their ancestors. These memorial stones are common all over the Northern Chin State.