Compared with the glories that surround it, this enormous monolithic rock seemingly defying the Laws of Gravity appears more as a light-hearted joke than a serious contribution to archaeology or sculpture. According to our guide, its mythological origin arises from Krishna's love of butter, for the satisfaction of which he would hide balls of butter in the midst of rocks, for future indulgence. In this instance, the rock in which he had hidden one of his treasures broke away during a lightening storm and rolled to its present position. There is also a school of thought that it was transported to the site by hundreds of elephants in unison for future use in the carving of a monument or shrine. I was also informed that at the beginning of the 20th Cent., the British, resentful of the worship lavished upon it by the locals and even by pilgrims from further afield, decided to move it, but a regiment of engineers with what was then "state of the art" equipment failed to budge it. Why didn't they just blow it up with dynamite? It is worth examination from various levels, as most photos seem to suggest that it is almost a perfect ellipse. It is not. One face is sheared off as in a boiled egg that has just been cut open. Some reviewers seem to warn the elderly away on the grounds that the terrain is too difficult, but as an octogenarian myself, I can confidently describe this recommendation as baloney!