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The Adventures of Padma and A Blue Dinosaur is a book by noted children’s author Vaishali Shroff, which, as the names suggests, takes one through a gripping adventure undertaken by a young girl named Padma.

Whether a fossil is the skeleton of a dinosaur or the stony remains of a tree that lived long ago, it can transport us back through the eons, giving us a glimpse of life in the prehistoric world. Here are some of the best places to see these ancient remnants in India.

India's very own 'Jurassic Park', the Balasinor Fossil Park, lies nestled in the tiny Raiyoli village of Gujarat's Khera district. And guarding the Park’s 65-million-year-old eggs is a fiercely passionate, dinosaur-loving princess.