Rani-ki-Vav, on the banks of the Saraswati River, was initially built as a memorial to a king in the 11th century AD. Stepwells are a distinctive form of subterranean water resource and storage ...

While admiring the Unesco-protected world heritage site Rani ni Vav in Patan, or admiring Ahmedabad's Adalaj vav, did you ever hazard a guess about how many more such centuries-old vavs or stepwells ...

Rani-ki-Vav is an exceptional example of a distinctive form of subterranean water architecture of the Indian subcontinent, the stepwell, which is located on the banks of the Saraswati River in Patan.

Q. Why did you pick this theme for your first photography exhibition? A. I had visited the Patan stepwell a year ago while I was in Ahmedabad. It was an experience that lingered on for a long time, ...

Forget the usual suspects. From India's sunken stepwells to Japan's misty mountain trails, these hidden UNESCO sites across Asia reveal the continents quieter, more soulful side. A guide for those who ...

The ancient stepwells of India are some of the best things you can see from a time gone by. Most commonly found in western India, these reservoirs usually have steps that are descended in order to ...