Rani Ji Ki Bawadi (Bundi)

India / Rajasthan / Bundi
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Bundi is known as the “City of Stepwells”. It has about fifty beautiful tanks and stepwells called “Baoris”. This one known as “Rani Ji Ki Baori” or “Queen’s Stepwell” is the best because of its architectural beauty. It was built in 1699 AD by Rani Nathawat Ji, the Queen of Rao Raja Anirudh Singh of Bundi (reigned from 1681 to 1695 AD) who distinguished himself in the Imperial Campaigns of Aurangzeb in the Deccan, in the seize of Bijapur and also saw service in Afghanistan. Baoris used to be the center of religious and social functions in those days. Rani Nathawat Ji is reputed to have built twenty such Baoris. This Baori was constructed during the reign of her son, Maharao Raja Budh Singh, who ruled Bundi from 1695 to 1729 AD.
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Coordinates:   25°26'25"N   75°38'21"E

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