An Amazing View Of #Stepwell - Toorji Ka Jhalra #JodhpurStepwell - #ToorjiKaJhalra The Step Well Square is a mini-architectural tour with the Toorji's Step Well at the center, and almost 250 yrs of building traddition on view. Built in the 1740s, submerged for decades, its recent restoration uncovered over 200 hundred feet of hand carved treasure. Spend a few hours exploring this architectural wonder, and lunch, dine, sip or shop at the many restaurants and shops in the square. Toorji Ka Jhalra (Toorji’s Step Well) was built in Jodhpur the 1740s by a Queen, Maharaja Abhay Singh’s Consort, continuing an age old tradition that Royal women would build public water works. Even though Toorji Ka Jhalra is just a few hundred meters from the Clock Tower in Jodhpur, the step well still seems to be largely off the tourist map, which I was quite surprised about. I guess available time and the draw of the Mehrangarh fort prevents more visitors from coming here. The best time to see the well is probably early morning, by midday it’s always frequented by children and some ad😂ults who enjoy having a dip and a dive into what must be extremely cool waters. It’s great to see the local community embracing this #HeritageMonument once again.The daily maintenance of the well is purely through volunteers, and they do a great job. The water must be pretty clean as there’s plenty of fish swimming around the tank, who of course get regularly fed by the locals. Interestingly this well was submerged and full of debris for decades. Only recently has it been drained, cleaned up and restored. In the process, the excavations went down over two hundred feet to expose hand carved treasures in Jodhpur’s famous rose-red sandstone; including intricate carvings of dancing elephants, medieval lions and cow water-spouts, as well as niches housing deities long gone. https://www.instagram.com/p/By_78T-B6kO/?igshid=awy2qciyk9zs
