Chand Baori stepwell, Abhaneri, Rajasthan, India.

The incredible, fantastic, amazing, spectacularly awesome Chand Baori. I rarely do selfies, but here my shadow felt it was appropriate :)

Chand Baori consists of 3,500 symmetrical narrow steps over 13 stories. It extends approximately 30m into the ground, making it one of the deepest and largest stepwells in India. It was built to preserve water and provide relief from the intense heat in Rajasthan. The oldest parts date from the 8th century AD, the palace building and upper stories with the columned arcade from the 18th century were later additions.

As many stepwells Chand Baori served religious or ceremonial activities besides preservation and drawing of water. In addition, the communal aspects are important also, as people met and rested in the shadow at the bottom of the stepwell, where temperatures are some 5-6 degrees below the often sweltering heat above.

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Taken on: October 16, 2016

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