Adi Kadi Vav
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An ancient stepwell carved from rock inside Uparkot Fort, where 120 steps descend into a narrow crevice between towering walls, deep and majestic.
Adi Kadi Vav dates from roughly the 10th to 15th centuries and was carved entirely out of hard rock. It has no decorative colonnades. Instead, a single flight of about 120 steps runs down a narrow rock cleft to the water, with high rock walls on either side and light pouring in from above. Legend says two young girls were sacrificed during its construction, which gave the stepwell its name. It sits inside Uparkot Fort, and admission is included in the fort ticket. Navghan Kuvo and the Buddhist caves are not far away.
Opening hours
Open with Upakot Fort
Nearby sights
- Uparkot Buddhist Caves
- Uparkot Fort
- Navghan Kuvo
- Khapra Kodiya Caves
- Ashokan Rock Edicts
- Mahabat Maqbara
- Damodar Kund
- Sakkarbaug Zoo