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Rani Ki Vav 1  
   

Rani Ki Vav 1

Just layers and layers of intricate rock carvings. This vav was re-excavated in the early 1960s having been almost forgotten completely and filled in with debris over many years. It is perhaps the best example of a baori in all India. Rani is Hindi for Queen.
The Boundary between Heaven and Earth

December 15th 2016
November 2016 Gujarat and Rajasthan, India “Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth.” Mark Twain “[url=http://thinkexist.com/quotation/aim_at_heaven_and_you_will_get_ear ... read more
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Indian Flag 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
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18th December 2016

Love these stepwells!
The beauty, carvings, mythology and brilliance of a solution to hot weather and little water--fantastic!

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