Chand Baori and Temple 20161022_231251

Chand Baori and Temple

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October 22nd 2016
One of the largest step wells in India built in the eighth century. Temple is dedicated to Harshat Matt. Defaced by invading Moghuls. Stone carvings stored at step well to preserve these antiquities. Women began covering themselves after this to protect themselves from invading armies. ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more