Faith has come to be seen as a common thread that runs through the fabric of human experience throughout history. It takes many different shapes in different civilisations and belief systems. In Madhya Pradesh, faith and belief have proven to be custodians of significant natural artefacts from antiquity - dinosaur eggs.The Mandaloi family in In Madhya Pradeshs Dhar, has been worshipping palm-sized stone balls from several years. Following the footsteps of their forefathers the family has been worshipping the balls as Kaal Bhairav who protects the land.According to the media reports, the family thought the stone balls were a Kuldevta, or a totem, that would shield their cattle and farmland from troubles and bad luck. Similar to the Mandaloi family, other families in Dhar and the surrounding areas also worshipped totems for protection.But as a group of scientists discovered, these balls werent what they seemed. During a field visit, experts from the Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences in Lucknow discovered that these stone ball totems were actually ancient dinosaur eggs.After doing deep analysis, the experts came to conclusion that these balls were actually fossilised eggs of Titanosaurus, a species of dinosaurs.
