Visited famous & ancient Stepwell at Adalaj near Gandhinagar with family.The Adalaj Step Well was built in 1499 by Queen Rudabai as a resting place for travelers, villagers and pilgrims visiting the area. The five-storey step well was built to serve not only as a cultural and a utilitarian space but also as a spiritual refuge for the villagers who came every morning at the well to fill water, offer prayers to the deities carved on the walls and to interact with each other under the cool shade of the vav or step well. Apart from the fact that this is the only step well in entire Gujarat that has three entrance stairs, the Adalaj Step Well is popular for its architecture, which is a harmonious blend of intricate Islamic floral patterns, which seamlessly fuse into Hindu and Jain motifs symbolising the cultural ethos of that era.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Sep 2014 08:00:59 +0000
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