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leg and her clothes sliding off, a young woman pulling the beard of a dwarf-like man, a woman with a plate of fish in her hands with a snake encircling her leg and reaching out to the fish. One sculpture depicts a young woman coming out of her bath with wet hair and a swan catching droplets of water falling from her hair like pearls. The women in these sculptures are adorned with jewelry, including bangles, earrings, necklaces, waist girdles, anklets, and elegant clothes and well-combed hair. A variety of expressions and emotions are depicted in them, representing beauty as well as love in its sublime and seductive forms. There are sculptures representing maternal love such as a woman holding her child and pointing to the moon to divert his attention, a woman raising her child high to let him pick a mango from tree, and a woman in a mango grove accompanied by children.
449:-type stepwell. It measures approximately 65 metres (213 ft) long, 20 metres (66 ft) wide and 28 metres (92 ft) deep. The fourth level is the deepest and leads into a rectangular tank 9.5 metres (31 ft) by 9.4 metres (31 ft), at a depth of 23 metres (75 ft). The entrance is located in the east, while the well is located at the westernmost end and consists of a shaft 10 metres (33 ft) in diameter and 30 metres (98 ft) deep. The stepwell is divided into seven levels of stairs, which lead down to a deep, circular well. A stepped corridor is compartmentalized at regular intervals with pillared, multistorey pavilions. The walls, pillars, columns, brackets and beams are ornamented with carvings and 790: 559: 728: 499: 716: 514: 581: 119: 529: 705:). One sculpture of an Apsara depicts her either applying lip paint or chewing on an aromatic twig while a man is attending to her feet. On the northern side of the third storey pavilion, there is a sculpture of an Apsara warding off a monkey clinging to her leg. At her feet, there is a nude female with a snake around her neck. There are also sculptures of Nagkanya (a serpent princess) with long hair and a swan, as well as depictions of celestial dancers in classical dance positions. 573: 150: 469: 423: 484: 544: 589: 42: 302: 157: 126: 708:
There are large number of sculptures portraying women in their everyday life and activities. One sculpture depicts a woman combing her hair, adjusting her earring and looking at herself in the mirror. Other sculptures include a woman writing a letter, a young woman with a scorpion climbing her right
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There are more than 500 principal sculptures and over a thousand minor ones, often referencing literary works in combination with religious, symbolic and secular imagery. The ornamentation of the stepwell depicts the entire universe inhabited by gods and goddesses, celestial beings, men and women,
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since 2014. This stepwell is designed as an inverted temple highlighting the sanctity of water. It is divided into seven levels of stairs with sculptural panels. These panels have more than 500 principal sculptures and over 1000 minor ones combining religious, secular, and symbolic imagery.
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designs are featured on the wall at the stepwell's northern entrance. These may have been adapted from wood carvings and ceilings seen in temples. Figures of horses, elephants and lions decorate pillars and basement moldings.
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mentioned that the material from the stepwell was reused in the other stepwell built in modern Patan, probably Trikam Barot ni Vav (Bahadur Singh stepwell). In the 1940s, excavations carried out under the
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The stepwell is designed as an underground shrine or inverted temple; this represents the sanctity of water. Sculptures in the stepwell depict numerous Hindu deities. These include gods such as
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Rani ki vav is considered to be one of the finest and largest examples of stepwell architecture in Gujarat. It was built at the height of craftsmens’ ability in stepwell construction and the
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visited it when it was completely buried under the earth and only the well shaft and few pillars were visible. They described it as being a huge pit measuring 87 metres (285 ft). In
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in 1304, mentions: "Udayamati, the daughter of Naravaraha Khengara, built this novel stepwell at Shripattana (Patan) surpassing the glory of the
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style, reflecting mastery of this complex technique and a beauty of detail and proportions. The architecture and sculptures are similar to the
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Gujaratlo Rajkiya Ane Sanskritik Itihas Granth Part-iii Itihasni Gujaratlo Rajkiya Ane Sanskritik Itihas Granth Part-iv Solanki
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in the side walls are ornamented with delicate figures and sculptures. There are 212 pillars in the stepwell.
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on 22 June 2014. It was named India's "Cleanest Iconic Place" at the 2016 Indian Sanitation Conference.
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The stepwell was later flooded by the Saraswati river and silted over. In the 1890s, Henry Cousens and
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Religious buildings and structures destroyed in the Muslim period in the Indian subcontinent
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The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
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revealed the stepwell. In 1986, a major excavation and restoration was carried out by the
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Mehta Bhatt, Purnima (2014). "7. Queen's Stepwell (Rani ni Vav) - Patan, Gujarat".
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patterns and designs resembling local, geometric textile designs, and traditional
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after his death but whether she was a widow when she commissioned it is disputed.
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incarnation (centre), women with lipstick or twig (left) and with monkey (right)
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puts the date of construction to 1032 based on the architectural similarity to
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in the celestial ocean), Vishwarupa Vishnu (Cosmic form of Vishnu) and the
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carvings on the wall represent fertility and nature worship, while
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Her Space, Her Story : Exploring the Stepwells of Gujarat
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brackets in the well shaft which are profusely ornamented.
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and Lakshmi-Narayan. Notable among other sculptures are
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The Stepwells of Gujarat: In Art-historical Perspective
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adorn the basements and capitals of pillars. There are
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and protected by the ASI. It was added to the list of
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Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen's Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat
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Steps to Water : The Ancient Stepwells of India
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Rani Ki Vav

Patan
India
23°51′32″N 72°6′6″E / 23.85889°N 72.10167°E / 23.85889; 72.10167
Rani ki Vav is located in Gujarat
Gujarat
Rani ki Vav is located in India
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria
922
Session
stepwell
Patan
Gujarat
Saraswati River
Chaulukya
Bhima I
Archaeological Survey of India
UNESCO
World Heritage Sites
in India

Chaulukya dynasty
Saraswati river
Sultan of Delhi
Qutb-ud-din Aybak
Allauddin Khilji
Prabandha-Chintamani
Merutunga

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