Step wells like the one in Adalaj were once integral to the semi-arid regions of Gujarat, as they provided water for drinking, washing and bathing. These wells were also venues for colourful festivals and sacred rituals. Stepwells, also called stepped ponds, built between the 5th and 19th centuries, are common in Western India with about 120 in Gujarat. They were important stop over points for travellers on caravans along trade routes.The temperature inside the well is said to be about five degrees lower than the outside hot summer temperatures. This encouraged the women who came to fetch water to spend more time in the cool climes here.
The symmetry and the precise geometry of stepwells involves exact science and astronomy as in the Modhera stepped pond or Surya kund and is not only practical but pleasing to the eye.
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