Adalaj Vav (Adalaj Step Well)

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