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‘<strong>Krishna’s</strong> <strong>Butter</strong> <strong>Ball</strong>’ is a huge 20 feet high and 5 meter wide rock that stands well-balanced on a slippery slope of<br />
a hillock at Mahabalipuram. The most astounding fact about the rock is that it looks like about to roll down the slope<br />
but had been always remain standing firmly on the slope without moving even a millimetre.<br />
The rock is said to be Lord <strong>Krishna’s</strong> favourite food i.e. butter dropped from above and hence it got its name ‘Krishna<br />
<strong>Butter</strong> <strong>Ball</strong>’.<br />
Let’s know some interesting facts about <strong>Krishna’s</strong> <strong>Butter</strong> <strong>Ball</strong>:<br />
Challenging the modern science the massive rock of 250-ton is standing on even a less than 4 feet base.<br />
In Tamil the rock is called ‘Vaanirai Kal’ which means the ‘Stone of the Sky God’.<br />
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For its incredible features, the rock is also an inspiration behind the popular mud dolls, Tanjavur Bommai.<br />
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It is believed that in 1908, Governor of Madras Arthur Lawley tried to remove the rock from its position by the<br />
means of seven elephants. However, the rock didn’t move even to an inch.<br />
The big stone is believed to be 1200 year old!<br />
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The great king Raja Chola was highly impressed by the rock and it is believed that the structure led to the tradition<br />
of creating dolls that never fell down.<br />
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