Abhaneri, Rajasthan:

step well at Abhaneri

Following my arrival from Kachchh, I joined friends/colleagues on a day tour to Abhaneri, approximately 100 km east of Jaipur.

This little village is famous for an enormous step well (‘Chand Baori’). The massive structure is approximately 20 m deep and was constructed in the 8th to 9th century! Just a couple of metres further is the similarly old Harshat Mata Temple. Both buildings were severely damaged during India’s invasion by Islamic rulers in the 10th century, but since then partly restored.

step well at Abhaneri

step well at Abhaneri

step well at Abhaneri

step well at Abhaneri

decorated pillars

ornamentations

steps

steps

steps

curious squirrel

Harshat Mata Temple

Harshat Mata Temple

partly destroyed carvings

dog in the ruins

village scene

village scene

While I spent most of my following days in Jaipur with work and hassle with bureaucracy, I also had the chance to visit Pushkar, 145 km southwest of Jaipur – but please read about that in the following post!