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    Stepwells (also known as vavs or baori) are wells, cisterns or ponds with a long corridor of steps that descend to the water level. Stepwells played a...
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    Adalaj Stepwell or Rudabai Stepwell is a stepwell located in the small town of Adalaj, close to Gandhinagar city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was...
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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 is a 17th-century stepwell in Hyderabad, India. Dating back to the 17th century, the stepwell remained into use well into the 20th...
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    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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  • 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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  • Thumbnail for Dada Harir Stepwell
    Bai Harir Sultani Stepwell is a 15th century stepwell in Asarwa area 15 km off Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The stepwell was built in 1485 by Dhai Harir...
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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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  • Hampar Vav (redirect from Hampar Stepwell)
    Hampar Vav is a stepwell in Hampar village of Dhrangadhra Taluka of Surendranagar district, Gujarat, India. It is a state protected monument. As Hampar...
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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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  • Thumbnail for Ambapur Stepwell
    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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  • Thumbnail for Borsad Stepwell
    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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    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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  • Thumbnail for Jethabhai's Stepwell
    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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  • 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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  • Thumbnail for Mata Bhavani's Stepwell
    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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    Vav stepwell. The Panchasara Parshvanath Temple is an important Jain temple located in Patan. Rani ki Vav is an intricately constructed stepwell situated...
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  • Thumbnail for Rājmatī stepwell
    The Rājmatī stepwell is a water management structure dating to the end of the 1400s. It is located a short distance north of Singhpur village in Ashoknagar...
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    several structures, including the ruined Pattrappa temple. There is a large stepwell (kalyani), which was built as a swimming pool for a queen. The former bath...
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    from the word ‘baoli’ which means a stepwell. Thus the area ‘Gachibowli’ is named after the presence of a stepwell plastered with limestone. The Asaf Jahi...
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    including many Vaishnavite deities and goddesses such as Shitala. The stepwell on the west of Kunda has one entrance and two pavilion-towers. It is moderately...
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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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    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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    Nagar Sagar Kund (category Stepwells in Rajasthan)
    The Nagar Sagar Kund are twin stepwells in the city of Bundi, Rajasthan, India. Located near the Raniji Ki Baori stepwell and decorated with sculptures...
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    crowned, is also located nearby in Mehrauli Archeological Park. A baoli or stepwell known as Rajon Ki Baoli was constructed in 1506 during Sikandar Lodhi's...
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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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    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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  • Baori may refer to: a stepwell (in India and Pakistan), as baori is one of the Hindi and Urdu terms for a stepwell A number of places in Pakistan and India...
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  • Shooting locations included Virupaksha Temple, elephant stables, and Stepwell in Hampi. In 1953, in a remote village in Andhra Pradesh, Subramanyam (Chandra...
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  • original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2022. "Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen's Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original...
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