Rani ki Vav

The wonderwell

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July 14th 2017
We used to wonder what interesting places does the dry and arid western plains of India has to offer. The mere thinking in itself was wrong. A little research on the internet motivated us to plan a one-day trip to Patan district. A drive close to 3 hours from Ahmedabad and a little search through the lanes of Patan lead us to the World Heritage site of 'Rani ki Vav', a step well from the Solank ... 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