Tamil Nadu
Chengalpattu district
Tiruporur

Krishna’s Butterball

Krishna's Butterball is a gigantic balancing rock, a granite boulder resting on a short incline in the historical coastal resort town of in state, India.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: 250 ton massive boulder sitting on a slight slope
  • Also known as: “Vaan Irai Kal” and “Vaanirai Kal”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ganesha Ratha and Krishna Mandapam.

Hindu temple
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is a temple in Kancheepuram district, , . It is one of ten rathas carved out of pink granite within the group of monuments of the Pallava Period at Mahabalipuram, a UNESCO-inscribed World Heritage Site since 1984.

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Mandapa of Krishna or is a monument at Mahabalipuram, on the of the , in the Kancheepuram district of the state of , .

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The is a complex of temples and shrines that overlooks the shore of the . It is located in Mahabalipuram, about 60 kilometres south of in , India.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mamallapuram and Saluvankuppam.

Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Mahabalipuram, is a tourist town 60 km south of on the east coast of India, famous for its stone carvings.

Village
, also spelt as Salavankuppam or Saluvanakuppam, is a coastal hamlet in the of , India. It is situated on the East Coast Road at a distance of 7 kilometres from Mahabalipuram on the -Mahabalipuram stretch. is situated 4½ km north of Krishna’s Butterball.

Village
is a village near , , India, where at least 700 hindu families earn their living. The place is well known for a 100-year-old hindu located here. is situated 9 km west of Krishna’s Butterball.

Krishna’s Butterball

Latitude
12.61909° or 12° 37′ 9″ north
Longitude
80.1924° or 80° 11′ 33″ east
Open location code
7M42J59R+JX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 753671961
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Wiki­data ID
Q24192141
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Telugu—“Krishna’s Butterball” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “কৃষ্ণের মাখন নাড়ু”
  • French: “Boule de beurre de Krishna”
  • German: “Krishna’s Butterkugel”
  • Hebrew: “כדור החמאה של קרישנה”
  • Italian: “Krishna’s Butterball”
  • Portuguese: “Bola de manteiga de Krishna”
  • Tamil: “கிருஷ்ணரின் வெண்ணெய்ப் பந்து”
  • Telugu: “కృష్ణుడి బటర్ బాల్”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pūnjeri and Venpurushanattam.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kodikal Mandapam and Tirmurthy Cave.

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