Stepwells (also known as vav or baori) are wells, cisterns or ponds with a long corridor of steps that descend to the water level. Stepwells played a significant...
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Adalaj Stepwell or Rudabai Stepwell is a stepwell located in the small town of Adalaj, close to Gandhinagar capital of Indian state Gujarat. It was built...
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Rani ki Vav (redirect from Queen's stepwell)
Rani Ki Vav (lit. 'The Queen's Stepwell') is a stepwell situated in the town of Patan in Gujarat, India. It is located on the banks of the Saraswati River...
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Bansilalpet Stepwell, also known as Nagannakunta, is a 17th-century stepwell in Hyderabad, India. It was restored in 2022 by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal...
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Dada Harir Stepwell is a 15th century stepwell in Asarwa area 15 km off Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The stepwell was built in 1485 by Dhai Harir, a household...
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Agrasen Ki Baoli (category Stepwells in Delhi)
stepwell include baoli, bavadi, vav, vavdi and vavadi. Water temples and temple stepwells were built in ancient India. The earliest forms of stepwell...
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Chand Baori (redirect from Chand Baori stepwell)
Chand Baori is a stepwell situated in the village of Abhaneri in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It extends approximately 30 m (100 ft) into the ground...
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Temple tank (section Stepwell)
Dholavira, which was part of the Indus Valley civilization. Some are stepwells with many steps at the sides. Since ancient times, the design of water...
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Stepwells are wells in which the water is reached by steps. They are most commonly found in western India especially Gujarat where over 120 such wells...
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Mata Bhavani's Stepwell or Mata Bhavani ni Vav is a stepwell in Asarwa area of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Mata Bhavani's stepwell was built in the 11th...
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Jethabhai's Stepwell or Jethabhai ni Vav, is a stepwell in Isanpur area of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It was situated near sha e Alam and one of the heritage...
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The step-well of Ambapur is a stepwell in the village of Ambapur, close to the state capital, Gandhinagar. The stepwell is believed to be built in the...
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Korutla Stepwell (also called as Metla Baavi or Koneru) is a stepwell in the town of Korutla, located in the Jagtial district of the Indian state of Telangana...
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Badshahpur (category Stepwells in India)
Badshahpur Mohanlal Stepwell, built in 1905 by Mohan Lal and currently owned by his grandson Ved Prakash Mangla (c. 2018), is a stepwell on sector road near...
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river even during its best period. This stepwell is the oldest and the deepest among the 120 other stepwell in Gujarat. The sculpture of Rani ki Vav...
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ancient stepwell is located in Borsad town in Anand district, Gujarat, India. It was built in 1497 by Vasu Soma and his family. It is seven story stepwell and...
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On 30 March 2023, a stepwell cover in an Beleshwar Mahadev temple in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; collapsed during a celebration of Rama Navami, killing...
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Rajon Ki Baoli (category Stepwells in Delhi)
5202611; 77.1834111 Rajon ki Baoli also referred as Rajon ki Bain is a famous stepwell in Mehrauli Archaeological Park of Delhi, India. It was commissioned by...
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Raniji ki Baori (category Stepwells in Rajasthan)
Raniji ki Baori (or Queen's stepwell) is a noted stepwell situated in Bundi town in Rajasthan state in India. It was built in 1699 by Rani Nathavati Solanki...
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Rashtrapati Nilayam (section Stepwells)
Baavi. An Interpretation Centre has been curated alongside the Jai Hind Stepwell to educate the visitors about the various traditional water management...
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Bhadresar (section Duda stepwell)
pillars, probably of porch. Duda Vav is a large and substantial though plain stepwell with a lintel about 17 feet 7 inches long by 2 feet 1 inches square. It...
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shiromani Temple Jaigarh Fort Nahargarh Biological Park Panna Meena ka Kund stepwell Water Gateways This park is home to species whose numbers have declined...
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Khedbrahma (section Brahma stepwell)
Mahadev temples are the oldest monuments of the town. The town has an old stepwell, the Brahma Vav. It was under Parmaras, Chaulukyas and Pariharas before...
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Kaleshwari Group of Monuments (category Stepwells in Gujarat)
forest of Hidimba. The group includes intricately carved temple ruins, two stepwells, a reservoir, structures with panels of erotic sculptures and idols scattered...
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historical locations such as the Virupaksha Temple, elephant stables, and Stepwell in Hampi. Pournami was released on 21 April 2006 and was a commercial failure...
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Adi Kadi Vav (category Stepwells in Gujarat)
Adi Kadi Vav or Adi Chadi Vav is a stepwell in Uparkot Fort, Junagadh, Gujarat, India. The date of its construction is uncertain. According to Junagadh...
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Rohtas Fort (section Stepwells)
in two stages. It consists of an inner and outer gate that encloses a stepwell. Its opening is 3.15 meters (10.3 feet) wide and is flanked by two bastions...
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Baolis of Mehrauli (category Stepwells in Delhi)
The Baolis of Mehrauli are four stepwells approached through single stage or three stage steps, located in Mehrauli in Delhi, India, in the Mehrauli Archaeological...
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‘’prabandha’’s. The Satmukhi stepwell in Dabhoi is a temple built over a tank with seven wells ascribed to him. The Ra Khengar stepwell between Vanthali and Junagadh...
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