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Baoli, India`s stepwells
India's stepwells - baoli, baori, baudi, bavari or vav, the names vary from one place to another - are huge water reservoirs, dug into the ground in ledges. They have a series of steps in one or more of its walls, that access the stored water. Some even have a ramp for cattle. This brilliant concept, born out of exclusively practical reasons, allows, not only a more efficiant use...