Armed with advanced imaging technology and paleontological expertise, the team set out to demystify the origin of these revered objects.
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In the heart of India, Madhya Pradesh has long been known for its rich cultural heritage and archaeological marvels. Among its many mysteries, one particularly intriguing phenomenon has been the worship of stone balls by the locals. To subscribe please click tau.id/2iy6f and access our live channel.
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These mysterious spherical objects, considered sacred and revered for generations, have recently unveiled a surprising secret – they are fossilized dinosaur eggs. Throughout history, faith has emerged as a universal thread woven through the tapestry of human experience.
It manifests itself in a myriad of forms across cultures and beliefs. In India’s Madhya Pradesh, faith and belief turned out to be caretakers of important natural relics from the past. The Mandaloi family in Dhar has been worshipping palm-sized “stone balls” for generations.
A resident of the Padlya Village, 41-year-old Vesta Mandaloi was following in his forefathers’ footsteps, worshipping these balls as “Kakar Bhairav” — or lord of the land. Vesta and his family believed that the stone balls were a ‘Kuldevta’ or a totem that would protect their farmland and cattle from problems and misfortunes.
However, experts from Lucknow’s Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences during a field visit determined that these stone ball totems were actually dinosaur eggs from a bygone era. After an analysis, they came to the conclusion that these balls were fossilised eggs of the Titanosaurs species of dinosaurs.
It is the first Indian dinosaur whose species was recorded for the first time in 1877, and its name means ‘titanic lizard’. Titanosaur is among the largest dinosaurs to have roamed the planet. As per estimates, the species roamed the region around 70 million years ago, during the Cretaceous period.
