Wells in India

This ancient well once held a top-secret royal meeting chamber.

Designed to serve primarily the Maharaja, this is an interesting variation on the traditional stepped well.

This magical and eccentric stepwell is a hidden treasure within the ancient fort city of Mandu.

This abandoned stepwell is one of the largest, deepest, and certainly one of the creepiest in India.

The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.

Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.

A deeply beautiful 15th-century stepwell with a tragic story.

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

A small town in Rajasthan has been dubbed the "City of Stepwells," and Raniji ki Baori is the queen.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.