DADA HARIR NI VAV

DADA HARIR NI VAV(STEPWELL)

 DADA HARIR NI VAV

            Gujarat is quite possibly the most energetic and bright territories of India and all its city address the way of life and legacy of the state extravagantly. Ahmedabad is one such city which is a genuine impression of Gujarati culture. Right from legitimate Gujarati cooking to the touring places, everything attracts sightseers to this spot from everywhere the world on a huge scale. The city is spotted with shopping centers and shopping buildings however there is one more piece of the city that is specked with structural pleasures and spots that should be on your visit list assuming you end up being in Ahmedabad.

            A few miracles of the word don't come to the best seven yet they are regardless a visit once in the course of your life. They might have a rich history joined to them, could be compositional ponders or could be both and DADA HARIR NI VAVA in Ahmedabad is one such spot. in the peaceful neighborhood of Asarwa town, this steepwell resembles a secret pearl of the city.

DADA HARIR NI VAV(STEPWELL)

            Vav implies a stage well and Gujarat is known for the its fomous stepwell, pivileges form the ones in Baroda to those in patan. There are around 120 stepwell in the state. These stepwell were utilized to store water with the means around it to make it effectively available. The purpose for building these stepwell was the environment of Gujarat. The environment here has forever been semi-bone-dry and erratic and now and then meager precipitation.

            Well before present day method for putting away water were created, these stepwell were th most productive method of putting away water for individuals of the city. They were additionally utilized as resting places of their way of life common in the when they were constructed. 

            Every one of these stepwells are evaporated now, with current method for putting away water being used however they are presently chronicled locales. They are visited by individuals keen on history, paleohistory or those essentially keen on appreciating engineering magnificence. There has been proof of these vavs having existed even in the Indus Valley human advancement. So they have basically been a piece of Indian history for long. 

DADA HARIR NI VAV(STEPWELL)

Hisorty of Dada harir ni vav


            Ahmedabad has two such vav and one of them is the Dada harir ni vav. it is a 500 year-old vav. Worked during the rule of SULTAN MAHMUD BEGADA. There is a slight disarray with respect to the specific year of development of this vav. A persian engraving on the mass of this stepwell states that it was underlying the year 1485 while a sanskrit engraving on another divider expresses the time of its develepment as 1499 A.D.

            This vav was worked by Bai Harir Sultani, who was the director of the  Royal Harem and the family woman of Mahmud Bagada. Her burial place in the Sultani Mosque is right behind Dada harir ni vav. Around Then, the expense of development of this vav had come out to be very nearly 3,29,000 Mahmudis(cash utilized during those days). This sum is more than one lakh rupees in the present occasions.

DADA HARIR NI VAV(STEPWELL)

Architecture of Dada harir ni vav  

            Dada Harir ni Vav has seven stories, every one similarly radiant in its magnificence. Set apart by complicatedly cut dividers, sections, and columns, the stepwell looks brilliant during the daytime when you can see the work. The design style of this vav is a mélange of both Muslim and Hindu styles. You will likewise track down Arabic and Sanskrit sacred writings on the dividers alongside flower themes and customary carvings.

                
            A great many people get their photos clicked while remaining on the railing sitting above the vav beneath. The stepwell is octagonal and it is an astounding sight to peer down from the popular narrative of the flight of stairs. Similarly exciting is going down every one of the means and gazing upward, while the daylight channels in from the focal point of the vav. Beneath the railing of each floor, at the piece sticking out, there is a plan that resembles an archway or hanging of stone.
            What adds to the old world appeal of this stepwell is the haze of bats who choose to make their terrific entry from the niches behind the dividers and columns. The winding flight of stairs and the arrival region at each level are adequately large to oblige a lot of individuals.

            There are air and light vents in the rooftops at every one of the floors and furthermore at the arrival level. Due to these openings at different spots you don't feel claustrophobic by any stretch of the imagination anytime. From the primary story level, three flights of stairs lead to the most minimal level of the stepwell and this is a captivating component of this stepwell.

Places to see near dada harir ni vav

1. Mata Bhavani ni Vav: 

             This is the second stepwell of Ahmedabad and is at a mobile separation from Dada Harir ni Vav. Dissimilar to Dada Harir ni Vav, the engineering style of this stepwell mirrors the impact of Hindu culture. The lower exhibition of this vav has a sanctuary of Mata Bhavani.                    

MATA BHAVANI MANDIR

                         This vav isn't anything less in excellence when contrasted with Dada Harir ni Vav. Individuals by and large visit both these stepwells together as they are very near one another. This vav was worked during the reign of the Solanki line in the eleventh century.

            Individuals visiting both these stepwells notice one more distinct contrast between the two. Where Dada Harir ni Vav may appear to be a little dull and shabby, nearly lost in the pages of time, Mata Bhavani n Vav gives out an energetic, beautiful and exuberant energy.

            Models and puppets here are portraying significant scenes from strict Hindu sacred texts. One such scene is the place where Lord Krishna is being conveyed in a tempest in the arms of his dad. Rebuilding work was attempted on this vav and for that reason it is in much preferred shape over Dada Hari ni Vav.

2. Sultani Mosque: 

            Sultani mosque is said to have been worked around a similar time as Dada Harir ni Vav, which is 1500 AD. This mosque is home to the burial chamber of Bai Harir who assembled Dada Harir ni Vav and is found right behind the stepwell. The mosque was worked by Bai Harir's child as a recognition to his mom.

SULTANI MOSQUE

There are five burial places in this mosque and the building work here mirrors the meticulousness given by craftsmans of that time. The complicated jali work on the windows of this mosque isn't simply wonderful to take a gander at yet additionally acquires daylight inside the mosque.

3. Akshardham sanctuary:

AKSHARDHAM SANCTUARY

            Also known as the Swaminarayan sanctuary, Akshardham sanctuary gives proper respect to Lord Narayan Dev. It was underlying the year 1822 compelled of Swaminarayan, the originator of the Swaminarayan faction of Hinduism. The sanctuary additionally portrays the individual parts of Swaminarayan's life and the morning and evening aartis here are gone to by an enormous number of lovers.


Address:

Hanumansingh Rd, Haripura, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016


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