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Stepwell Diary - Bani das ki Bawari at Dausa

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Stepwell Diary - Bani das ki Bawari at Dausa

Photos and Diary from a visit to the newly refurbished Bani das ki Bawari stepwell at Dausa, Rajasthan. All the walls are painted with folk art images.

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Stepwell Diary - Abhaneri to Bundi - the Stepwells of Bhandarej

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Stepwell Diary - Abhaneri to Bundi - the Stepwells of Bhandarej

Near the Chand Baori at Abhaneri are two smaller stepwells at the village of Bhandarej. One is overgrown, the other is larger and painted salmon pink.

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Subterranean Architecture, Stepwells of Rajasthan

Rajasthan Stepwell Travel Diary

Subterranean Architecture, Stepwells of Rajasthan

In March 2018 I went to India in search of more stepwells in Rajathan, amazing subterranean buildings that have fascinated me for many years and are my current photographic project. From Delhi to Bundi via Neemrana.

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Buddhist Ruins in Rajasthan

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Buddhist Ruins in Rajasthan

In March 2018 I resumed my search for the subterranean architectures of western India known as stepwells. This took me near a village called Viratnagar, close to the location of an old Buddhist site called Bhairat.

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Stepwells of Rajasthan - Ancient Subterranean Architecture

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Stepwells of Rajasthan - Ancient Subterranean Architecture

20 years ago I saw an image of an astonishing subterranean building, a stepwell. It's taken me many years to find them as they're hidden from view.

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