The alley of ficus trees and Besakana at the Rova of Antananarivo. Within the Rova of Antananarivo, there are several enclosures or quarters. Next to Besakana are Voahangy, Bevato and Bado, the latter precisely located at the corner of the poultry yards (southeast of the enclosure). Mahitsielafanjaka marks its northern boundary. According to Vincent Belrose Huygues, Callet's "Tantaran'Andriana eo Madagascar" suggests that the role of royal wives was not so much "to ensure the sovereign's lineage as to watch over ('mitandrina') the royal talismans and palladiums deposited in their dwelling and to symbolize the Twelve sacred idols". The most important palladium, "Manjakatsiroa", is placed at Mahitsielafanjaka to the north, while "Kelimalaza" and "Rafantaka" are located one to the north, the other outside the Rova, to the west (see previous Notes, "Rova of Tananarive, from Andrianjaka to Radama I: an example of aesthetic syncretism in the 19th century"). To the enclosures reserved for habitation are added various enclosures, beginning with the "Kianja" (great court, square). At Ambohimanga, it is a sacred place within the enclosure of Mahandrihono to the west of the sacred house; at Antananarivo, it is located to the west of Masoandro, to the east of Besakana and south of the "Tranomasina", that is, in the women's court. "In reality, it belonged to the Rova of Andrianjaka between Masoandro and Besakana" (Vincent Belrose Huygues, see previous notes). Andrianampoinimerina, in building his own Rova north of Andrianjaka's, introduced greater complexity of ceremonies and sacrifices, under the influence of Antemoro astrologers. First element, each "place of worship", that is, each of the houses of the twelve wives and the dwellings of the idols, possesses its "Kianja" with its sacrifice stone. "According to the day, the diviner indicates such or such corner of the Rova for sacrifice, whereas under Andrianjaka, all sacrifices were made to the east." Second element not reserved for habitation: the "Fahimasina". At Ambohimanga, the sacred cattle park is found within the royal enclosure, to the west of the "Kianja" (the cattle going from west to east for sacrifice). At Antananarivo, "Andrianampoinimerina had built two cattle parks, one 'Menalefona' located near Kelisoa: there is enclosed his bull called Menalefona; the other park is Ampahibe, to the west of Besakana: there are enclosed the 'sikidy' cattle and dairy cows" (R.P. Callet). The "Menalefona" park does not fit the definition of "Fahimasina", but it testifies once again to the importance "of symbolism and astrological practice under Andrianampoinimerina". The enclosure is located northeast of the Rova. "It is the corner reserved for the Alahamady destiny, a powerful destiny chosen by sovereigns." Now, the sign of Alahamady is the bull. If one adds that "Mena" (red) is the color of the sovereign and that "lefona" (lance, spear) is an honorific insignia, one discovers "all the symbolism attached to the slightest denomination of the slightest construction of the Rova", notes Belrose Huygues. The true cattle park is Ampahibe whose location dates back to Andrianjaka, at the southwest corner and perhaps outside the royal enclosure. The third element is cited by Coppalle ("Voyage à l'intérieur de Madagascar et à la capitale du roi Radama", Bulletin of the Malagasy Academy, 1909-1910). "In the west of the palace is a small court planted with trees. It is there that justice is rendered", he describes. The "Tantara" make no mention of it, indicates the author of the Rova presentation, but the oldest iconography, dating from 1862, reveals its presence at the location of the "royal ficus trees". However, Father Callet notes the existence of a Lapa, "Tsarazoky", where justice is rendered within the Rova and which is demolished by Ranavalona I. He also mentions another "Tsarazoky", to the west of Masoandro, which is the dwelling of the diviner Ramiangaly. Andrianampoinimerina finally establishes two supreme courts at Ambohimanga and Antananarivo, but they do not sit permanently. That of Antananarivo meets in "Tsarazoky", freed for the occasion, and it is certainly under Radama that a permanent court is installed to the west of the enclosure, sheltered by the trees. Pela Ravalitera