Krishna's Butter Ball in Mahabalipuram, India
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Krishna's Butter Ball in Mahabalipuram, India is a famous giant granite boulder precariously perched on a hillside, renowned as a natural balancing rock and popular tourist attraction.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Krishna's Butter Ball | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
balancing rock
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granite boulder ⓘ landmark ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access |
open-air site
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reachable by foot from Mahabalipuram town ⓘ |
| activity |
picnicking
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rock climbing for children on surrounding slopes ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Krishna Butter Ball
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Vaan Irai Kal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateHeight | 6 meters ⓘ |
| approximateWeight | over 200 tons ⓘ |
| approximateWidth | 5 meters ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hindu god Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attracts |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ |
| composition | rock ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | popular symbol of Mahabalipuram tourism ⓘ |
| etymology | name refers to a ball of butter stolen by Krishna in Hindu mythology ⓘ |
| feature |
appears to defy gravity
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natural formation ⓘ precariously perched on a slope ⓘ resting on a small contact area with the ground ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | natural weathering and erosion ⓘ |
| geologicalType | granite outcrop ⓘ |
| governmentAttempt | British colonial officials once tried to move the boulder using elephants GENERATED ⓘ |
| governmentAttemptResult | attempt to move the boulder failed GENERATED ⓘ |
| localName | Vaan Irai Kal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
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Mahabalipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| management | maintained as a tourist site by local authorities ⓘ |
| material | granite ⓘ |
| near |
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
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UNESCO World Heritage Site monuments in Mahabalipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photoOpportunity | visitors pose as if holding or pushing the rock ⓘ |
| region | Coromandel Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyRecord | has not fallen despite attempts to move it ⓘ |
| shape | roughly spherical ⓘ |
| slope | granite hillside ⓘ |
| stability | has remained stable for centuries ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| surface | weathered granite ⓘ |
| tourismType |
family outing destination
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photography spot ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| town | Mahabalipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| view | offers views over parts of Mahabalipuram ⓘ |
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