This photo features offbeat or underrated BAI HARIR STEPWELL, a five hundred year old stepwell, built by Bai Harir Sultani, who was the superintendent of the Royal Harem and the household lady of Sultan Mahmud Begada. Her tomb in the Sultani Mosque is right behind Bai Hari stepwell. At that time, the cost of construction of this vav had come out to be almost 3,29,000 Mahmudis (money used during those days). This amount is more than one lakh rupees in today’s times. Hari stepwell has seven storeys, each one equally resplendent in its beauty. Marked by intricately carved walls, columns, and pillars, the stepwell looks magnificent and amazing. Persian and Sanskrit inscriptions on the walls tell the legend of the monument. Lattice-work and symmetry of this stepwell is truly incredible.
