Located in the village of
Adalaj and built in the year 1499 by Queen Rudabai, this stepwell served as a
place for relaxation for pilgrims and caravans in the earlier years. Boasting
of Indo-Islamic architecture, it was constructed with the belief that villagers
would visit the well to collect water, offer their prayers to deities carved on
the walls and rest for some time.
Since direct sunlight does not reach the interiors of the vav, the temperature
inside the stepwell is apparently six degrees cooler than the outside. A unique
feature of this stepwell is that out of the many stepwells in Gujarat, this is
the only one with three entrance stairs.
The walls are beautifully carved with scenes of women churning buttermilk,
kings, dancers and musicians, besides other mythological scenes.
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