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Private Tour of Mahabalipuram from Chennai by car with guide and lunch
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Reviewed 13 February 2014

After seeing the temples, carvings etc. this was fun. Everyone had a go trying to knock it over. It is in Charles Saatchi's book 'The Naked Eye'. Really odd how it is balancing. Try to go in the daytime for a clear view of surrounding areas. Interesting for children too. Worth seeing.

Date of experience: January 2014
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Reviewed 7 February 2014

Yoga indeed! haha, this rock is a beauty indeed. I actually stumbled upon it accidentally while out for a walk looking for Idlies (Fermented rice cakes served with coconut chutney. delicious.)

It was sweet. There were some children sliding down a ever paving slide.
Happy to have come across this.

Date of experience: March 2013
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Reviewed 30 January 2014

If you are at Mahaballipurum for the beach, restaurants or temples take time out to see this amazing balanced rock which appears to defy gravity.

Date of experience: November 2013
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Reviewed 16 January 2014

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!

Date of experience: January 2014
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Reviewed 5 January 2014

It is amazing to see the balance of this rock. The top view of the area is also very nice from this place. Nice place for some photography as well.

Date of experience: December 2013
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