StepwellDiaries

Baori Baori (IN001242), Baori, Alwar, Rajasthan (GPS: 27.32167, 76.62583)
A very small village on Rajgarh-Alwar highway is named "Baori" may be because of the presence of a huge stepwell though completely neglected...
I was aware of the GPS location but there was no road so stopped at highway and walked 500-600fts across uneven farm field with corps..
I excepted a small boundary wall around the stepwell but there was nothing. First sight was like OMG, its massive and so beautiful..
First Floor corridors still intact however steps are filled with dirt and vegetation hence no access to lower corridors.
Though I couldn’t go down much but looked like it must be having 4 or 5 stories...
Two local ladies warned me not to go inside the stepwell because they believe the stepwell is possessed and people die there... I am still alive so seems ghost didn’t like me ..
A farmer told me that he has seen the baoli completely submerged in water in year 1996 however the well don’t have water since 10/12 years...
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Battisi Baoli, (IN000229), Pranpur, Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh (GPS : 24.723679, 78.157066)..
Pranpur is a very small village near Chanderi, known for hand-weaved sarees. ..
While I was visiting Chanderi, I was told that there are few stepwells in this village so decided to pay a visit...
Usually I carry printed map and all possible GPS coordinates to location stepwells however at the end local villagers only help locating the stepwells. I found seven stepwells however this was stunningly beautiful...
Word "Battisi" (means 32) because it has 32 "takkar" (meeting points) of steps. Every level has 4 takkars hence it has 6 level in total..
Every upper layer have one step more than earlier (except the upper most)... 9, 8, 7, 6 were visible... 4, 3, 2 and last 1 step was inside water..
I still wonder how such precise calculation and construction was done 300 years back. I was in awe witnessing amazing precision and perfection..
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Kanukaji ki Baoli (IN001627), Village Antarda, Bundi, Rajasthan (GPS : 25.658620, 76.087194)..
While I was researching on Bundi, Kota, Lakheri and Indergarh stepwells for my travel, I scanned through google maps all around the drive route from Kota to Lakheri to Indergarh and came across lot of unrecorded stepwells.

I found many unrecorded stepwells while browsing Google Maps for the drive route from Kota to Lakheri to Indergarh for my trip.
All of the stepwells in Antarda village were breathtakingly gorgeous, even though I don't generally expect unknown stepwells to be that way.
As I descended the stairs, I noticed that the stepwell resembled a scaled-down replica of Raniji ki baori of Bundi. It wasn't in use, but it was relatively clean.
Admiring the beauty, I clicked few photos and continued my way to Lakheri, Indergarh.....
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