Adalaj vav (Adalaj Step Well)
The Adalaj Vav (Adalaj Step Well), built in 1499, is located 18 kilometers north of Ahmedabad in the Gandhinagar district.
Main Entrance
The four-level well is dug directly into the water table, exposing fresh water that rises and falls according the seasons and the amount of rainfall.
View from the lowest level
The entire complex is full of intricate carvings
Tree of Life
At the lowest level
View from the lowest level
Though now dry, the well once provided water to weary travellers and pilgrims along the roads outside of Ahmedabad.
Next to the water source
Inside the vav
Near the main entrance
Near the main entrance
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have been to adalaj vav ….thanks for refreshing the memories !