Regarding its name Gopis (or Gopikas) refer to the group of cow herding girls famously associated with the Lord Krishna in Hindu mythology.
What is curious is the perfection with which the circular shape is achieved, especially with those rudimentary chiseling tools available those days. But then that goes true for much of the carving works in Mahabalipuram.
Gopi's refer to the group of cow herding girls famously associated with the Lord Krishna in Hindu mythology.