Krishna Oil Stone
There are a lot of stones, but there are different stones for stones : )
There are stones in construction, there are in the mountains, there is even a stone in the bosom ...But we are not talking about that ...
I once had a chance to visit a small but very old town - Mahabalipuram.
The town is small but very interesting! It is located 60 km south of the city of Chennai, in the state of Tamil Nadu.
First of all, they turn to themselves the whole streets where they work, and immediately sell their products, stone cutters. You can choose for yourself any ready-made, skillfully carved stone figurine, or you can sit next to the master and observe the fascinating process of the appearance of a miracle from a shapeless cobblestone. And then buy this, made in your presence, a miracle that appeared from a stone right in front of your eyes.
But this town is known not only for its stone cutters.
Firstly, it is located right on the Indian Ocean and has good beaches with warm and clear water. It's just nice : ) But that's not what attracts travelers here.
Perhaps there are no other places where so many sights and historical monuments would be concentrated that would have such a high value for humanity. The fact that four of these monuments have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List can serve as evidence of this. These are the coastal temple (see photo 1), the Varaha rock temple, the Pancha Rata temple (photo 2-4), giant rock reliefs depicting the “Throwing of the Ganges to the ground” (photo 5).
But to be honest, I have one problem (or rather, I have more problems, but now it’s not about them : )). After returning home from a trip, it can be difficult to remember the overseas names of places you have seen. And this is especially evident after the Asian countries. A completely different language and names already a month after the trip begin to get confused: (
So, in order to accurately remember at least one of the sights of Mahabalipuram, we decided to direct our feet to where there is something that you can’t confuse with anything: ) Namely, to the oil stone of Krishna (photo 6-9).
Who dragged this huge boulder here and why he left it right on the slope, where he could already roll himself (if only Archimedes would be nearby with his fulcrum) is not known for certain. However, the Hindus claim that the stone is a frozen lump of butter, which Krishna stole from his mother in childhood, but lost on the way. Whether this is actually so - now no one will say.
Only one thing is clear - a huge boulder, of a fairly rounded shape, has frozen right in the middle of the slope and does not want to slide any further. It seems that a little push, and he will roll. We tried - it didn’t work out: (But the shadow that this stone gives can be used for personal purposes.
In any case, local goats regularly use this.
This stone is so amazing that even a tree growing nearby and seeing the glory that the stone has, decided to push themselves and grow something also outstanding. However, this turned out to be either a sirloin part of the human body, or the best part of a female bust - you won’t understand, but before the glory of the stone, it still has to push and push: ) (photo 10)
Having seen enough of this unusual attraction, either of natural or man-made origin, and having fixed it not only in our cameras, but also in memory, we went to a restaurant to mark this point. The restaurant itself was very clean and comfortable. We ordered a cold local beer called Kingfisher, which in Russian means Kingfisher, which was depicted on the label (photo 11) and discussed with pleasure who, when, why, etc. dragged this stuff here and left it halfway: ).
So I highly recommend to visit and view. You will definitely not forget and will not confuse with anything : )
