Blog1.  Step Wells in India

A millennium ago, stepwells were fundamental to life in the driest parts of India. Although many have been neglected, recent restoration has returned them to their former glory.

During the sixth and seventh centuries, the inhabitants of the modern-day states of Gujarat and Rajasthan in North-western India developed a method of gaining access to clean, fresh groundwater during the dry season for drinking, bathing, watering animals and irrigation. However, the significance of this invention – the stepwell – goes beyond its utilitarian application.

The given picture is of stepwell of Chand Baori, Rajasthan. Located in Abanheri village near Jaipur, Rajasthan. Chand Baori was built over a thousand years ago and is one of the largest step-wells of the world. It was built by King Chand Raja from the Gujara Pratihara clan during the eighth and the ninth centuries for water harvesting.



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