Located some 95 km from Jaipur, Chand Baori in Abhaneri village will leave awestruck. It was built by King Chanda of the Nikumbha dynasty back in the 8th century. It happens to be one of the deepest and oldest stepwells in the country. We’re talking about roughly 3,500 incredibly narrow steps zig-zagging perfectly down 13 stories, dropping almost 100 feet into the earth.
The temperature drop at the bottom is wild, even in the dead of a Rajasthani summer, the temperature is comfortable. Because of its unique beauty, the stepwell has been attracting filmmakers and artists from all over. Chand Baori featured in the blockbuster Bollywood cinema, Paheli, starring Rani Mukherjee and Shah Rukh Khan.
Later, some crucial scenes of the internationally acclaimed movie, The Dark Knight Rises (2012) starring Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman were also shot here.
The temple is right next to the sacred Harshat Mata Temple. Ask the locals, and they’ll tell you spirits built the whole thing in a single night.
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