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'''Ugrasen | '''Agrasen Ki Baoli''' (also known as ''Ugrasen Ki Baoli''; {{trans|[[Baoli]] of [[Agrasen]]}}) is a 60-meter long and 15-meter wide historical [[step well]] in [[New Delhi]], India.<ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-01-03/delhi/27142365_1_baoli-asi-official-groundwater-level Agrasen ki Baoli gets new lease of life]. [[The Times of India]], 2 January 2002. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926090426/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-01-03/delhi/27142365_1_baoli-asi-official-groundwater-level |date=26 September 2013}}.</ref> | ||
== | Located on Hailey Road,{{efn|Named after administrator [[Malcolm Hailey, 1st Baron Hailey|Malcolm Hailey]].<ref>{{cite web|title=In 1918 Delhi was in the grip of another killer contagion|url=https://timesofindia.com/india/in-1918-delhi-was-in-the-grip-of-another-killer-contagion/articleshow/75320171.cms|author=Avijit Ghosh|date=April 24, 2020|website=[[Times of India]]}}</ref>}}{{efn|The connecting road between [[Kasturba Gandhi]] Road and [[Barakhamba Road]].}} near [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]], [[Jantar Mantar]], it was designated a protected monument by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI) under the [[Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act]] of 1958. | ||
Although there are no known [[historical record]]s to prove who built the stepwell, it is believed that it was originally built by the legendary king [[Agrasen]],<ref>Mittal, J.P. (2006), History of Ancient India (4250 BCE to 637 CE) page 675, {{ISBN|978-81-269-0616-1}}. The author considers king Agrasen an actual historical figure.</ref> and the present architecture hints at it being rebuilt in the 14th century during the [[Tughlaq dynasty|Tughlag]] or [[Lodi dynasty|Lodi]] period of the [[Delhi Sultanate]]. The Baoli is open daily from 9 AM to 5:30 PM. | |||
Baoli or [[stepwell|bawdi]], also referred to as baori or bauri, is a [[Hindi]] word (from [[Sanskrit]] {{transl|sa|wapi}}<ref>Suryakanta(1975), Sanskrit Hindi English Dictionary, page 519, Orient Longman | |||
==Toponymy== | |||
Baoli or [[stepwell|bawdi]], also referred to as baori or bauri, is a [[Hindi]] word (from [[Sanskrit]] {{transl|sa|wapi}}<ref>Suryakanta (1975), Sanskrit Hindi English Dictionary, page 519, [[Orient Longman]]. {{ISBN|086125 248 9}}.</ref><ref>Whitworth, George Clifford (1885), An Anglo-Indian Dictionary (see baoli).</ref> or {{transl|sa|vapi}}, {{transl|sa|vapika}}).<ref>Jutta Jain-Neubauer (1981), The step wells of Gujarat in art-historical perspective (see ''the term'').</ref><ref>A Sanskrit English Dictionary by [[Monier Monier-Willams]], originally published in 1899 by [[Clarendon Press]], Oxford. Reprinted by [[Motilal Banarasidass]].</ref> In [[Rajasthan]] and [[Gujarat]] the words for step well include {{transl|gu|baoli, bavadi, vav, vavdi}} and {{transl|gu|vavadi}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/Traditional2.htm|title=Water Harvesting Systems : Traditional Systems}}</ref> Water temples<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelpraise.com/agrasen-ki-baoli/|title=All Important Information About Agrasen Ki Baoli|website=travelpraise.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-02-04}}</ref> and temple step wells were built in ancient India. The earliest forms of step well and reservoir were also built in India in places like [[Dholavira]] as far back as the [[Indus Valley civilisation]].<ref name=news>{{Cite journal|first=Suichi|last=Takezawa|journal=The Diverse Architectural World of the Indian Sub-Continent|volume=III|url=http://news-sv.aij.or.jp/jabs/s1/jabs0208-019.pdf|title=Stepwells -Cosmology of Subterranean Architecture as seen in Adalaj|access-date=2009-11-18}}</ref> | |||
==Architecture== | ==Architecture== | ||
[[File:Agrasen Ki Baoli Panorama.jpg|thumb|200px|Panoramic view of Agrasen Ki Baoli]] | [[File:Agrasen Ki Baoli Panorama.jpg|thumb|200px|Panoramic view of Agrasen Ki Baoli]] | ||
This Baoli, with 108 steps, is among a few of its kind in [[Delhi]]. Three levels of the historic [[stepwell]] are visible. Each level is lined with arched niches on both sides. From an architectural perspective, this step well was probably rebuilt during the [[Tughlaq]] or [[Lodi dynasty|Lodi]] period and is flanked by a small three-sided mosque towards the west.<ref>[http://India9.com/i9show/Baoli-61723.htm Baolis in Delhi.]</ref> | |||
== In popular culture == | == In popular culture == | ||
The location has been used to shoot scenes from various Bollywood films such as the blockbuster film [[PK (film)|PK]] starring [[Aamir Khan]] and [[Sultan (2016 film)|Sultan]] starring [[Salman Khan]]. It was also featured in the 2017 Sridevi thriller ''Mom''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nativeplanet.com/travel-guide/facts-about-agrasen-ki-baoli/articlecontent-pf16087-003161.html|title=8 Facts You Didn't Know About Agrasen Ki Baoli|work=Native Planet|access-date=2018-02-04|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bollylocations.com/locations/Agrasen-ki-Baoli|title=Bollywood movies shot at Agrasen ki Baoli|website= | The location has been used to shoot scenes from various Bollywood films such as the blockbuster film ''[[PK (film)|PK]]'' starring [[Aamir Khan]] and ''[[Sultan (2016 film)|Sultan]]'' starring [[Salman Khan]]. It was also featured in the 2017 [[Sridevi]] thriller ''[[Mom (2017 film)|Mom]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nativeplanet.com/travel-guide/facts-about-agrasen-ki-baoli/articlecontent-pf16087-003161.html|title=8 Facts You Didn't Know About Agrasen Ki Baoli|work=Native Planet|access-date=2018-02-04|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bollylocations.com/locations/Agrasen-ki-Baoli|title=Bollywood movies shot at Agrasen ki Baoli|website=bollylocations.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref> In 2012, a photo-shoot of Formula One models also took place here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jatinchhabra.com/agrasen-ki-baoli/|title=Agrasen Ki Baoli - Not a haunted stepwell in Delhi by Jatin Chhabra|website=jatinchhabra.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403071224/https://jatinchhabra.com/agrasen-ki-baoli/|archive-date=3 April 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> The step well also appeared on the second episode of ''[[The Amazing Race Australia 2]]'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dryedmangoez.com/2012/07/02/5284/|title=RECAP: THE AMAZING RACE AUSTRALIA, EPISODE 2.02 – "HE'S AS USELESS AS TITS ON A BULL."|website=dryedmangoez.com|date=July 2, 2012|access-date=June 6, 2020}}</ref> | ||
There are also [[urban legend]]s of the step-well being haunted.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://desitraveler.com/agrasen-ki-baoli/|title=A Visit To Agrasen Ki Baoli Considered A Haunted Monument in New Delhi|date=2015-01-05|work=desi Traveler|access-date=2018-02-04|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215110412/http://desitraveler.com/agrasen-ki-baoli/|archive-date=15 December 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tripoto.com/trip/agrasen-ki-baoli-delhi|title=Agrasen Ki Baoli|last=Jain|first=Aditi|work=Tripoto|access-date=2018-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403071221/https://www.tripoto.com/trip/agrasen-ki-baoli-delhi|archive-date=3 April 2019|language=en|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ghoststoriesworld.com/indian-haunted-houses/agrasen-ki-baoli-haunted|title=Agrasen ki Baoli Haunted, Ugrasen ki Baoli new Delhi|last=Show|first=Subhas Chandra|website=Ghoststoriesworld.com|access-date=2018-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403072722/http://www.ghoststoriesworld.com/indian-haunted-houses/agrasen-ki-baoli-haunted|archive-date=3 April 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hauntedindia.blogspot.in/2014/03/agrasen-ki-baoli.html|title=Agrasen Ki Baoli, New Delhi|website=hauntedindia.blogspot.in|access-date=2018-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507075424/http://hauntedindia.blogspot.in/2014/03/agrasen-ki-baoli.html|archive-date=7 May 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="200" heights="200"> | <gallery widths="200" heights="200"> | ||
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*[[Rani ki vav]] | *[[Rani ki vav]] | ||
*[[Water well]] | *[[Water well]] | ||
*[[Agrasen]] | |||
==Notes== | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Delhi]] | [[Category:Tourist attractions in Delhi]] | ||
[[Category:Stepwells in Delhi]] | [[Category:Stepwells in Delhi]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Monuments of National Importance in Delhi]] | ||
[[Category:Memorials to Agrasen]] | [[Category:Memorials to Agrasen]] | ||
[[Category:Hindu architecture]] | |||
[[Category:Architecture of the Delhi Sultanate]] | |||
[[Category:Architecture of the Tughlaq dynasty]] | |||
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Agrasen Ki Baoli (also known as Ugrasen Ki Baoli; transl. Baoli of Agrasen) is a 60-meter long and 15-meter wide historical step well in New Delhi, India.[1]
Located on Hailey Road,[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] near Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar, it was designated a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act of 1958.
Although there are no known historical records to prove who built the stepwell, it is believed that it was originally built by the legendary king Agrasen,[3] and the present architecture hints at it being rebuilt in the 14th century during the Tughlag or Lodi period of the Delhi Sultanate. The Baoli is open daily from 9 AM to 5:30 PM.
Toponymy[edit | edit source]
Baoli or bawdi, also referred to as baori or bauri, is a Hindi word (from Sanskrit wapi[4][5] or vapi, vapika).[6][7] In Rajasthan and Gujarat the words for step well include baoli, bavadi, vav, vavdi and vavadi.[8] Water temples[9] and temple step wells were built in ancient India. The earliest forms of step well and reservoir were also built in India in places like Dholavira as far back as the Indus Valley civilisation.[10]
Architecture[edit | edit source]
This Baoli, with 108 steps, is among a few of its kind in Delhi. Three levels of the historic stepwell are visible. Each level is lined with arched niches on both sides. From an architectural perspective, this step well was probably rebuilt during the Tughlaq or Lodi period and is flanked by a small three-sided mosque towards the west.[11]
In popular culture[edit | edit source]
The location has been used to shoot scenes from various Bollywood films such as the blockbuster film PK starring Aamir Khan and Sultan starring Salman Khan. It was also featured in the 2017 Sridevi thriller Mom.[12][13] In 2012, a photo-shoot of Formula One models also took place here.[14] The step well also appeared on the second episode of The Amazing Race Australia 2 in 2012.[15]
There are also urban legends of the step-well being haunted.[16][17][18][19]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Agrasen Ki Baoli is a popular tourist destination. -
One of the many graffiti outside the monument.
See also[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Named after administrator Malcolm Hailey.[2]
- ↑ The connecting road between Kasturba Gandhi Road and Barakhamba Road.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Agrasen ki Baoli gets new lease of life. The Times of India, 2 January 2002. Archived 26 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Avijit Ghosh (24 April 2020). "In 1918 Delhi was in the grip of another killer contagion". Times of India.
- ↑ Mittal, J.P. (2006), History of Ancient India (4250 BCE to 637 CE) page 675, ISBN 978-81-269-0616-1. The author considers king Agrasen an actual historical figure.
- ↑ Suryakanta (1975), Sanskrit Hindi English Dictionary, page 519, Orient Longman. ISBN 086125 248 9.
- ↑ Whitworth, George Clifford (1885), An Anglo-Indian Dictionary (see baoli).
- ↑ Jutta Jain-Neubauer (1981), The step wells of Gujarat in art-historical perspective (see the term).
- ↑ A Sanskrit English Dictionary by Monier Monier-Willams, originally published in 1899 by Clarendon Press, Oxford. Reprinted by Motilal Banarasidass.
- ↑ "Water Harvesting Systems : Traditional Systems".
- ↑ "All Important Information About Agrasen Ki Baoli". travelpraise.com. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ↑ Takezawa, Suichi. "Stepwells -Cosmology of Subterranean Architecture as seen in Adalaj" (PDF). The Diverse Architectural World of the Indian Sub-Continent. III. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
- ↑ Baolis in Delhi.
- ↑ "8 Facts You Didn't Know About Agrasen Ki Baoli". Native Planet. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ↑ "Bollywood movies shot at Agrasen ki Baoli". bollylocations.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ↑ "Agrasen Ki Baoli - Not a haunted stepwell in Delhi by Jatin Chhabra". jatinchhabra.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ↑ "RECAP: THE AMAZING RACE AUSTRALIA, EPISODE 2.02 – "HE'S AS USELESS AS TITS ON A BULL."". dryedmangoez.com. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ "A Visit To Agrasen Ki Baoli Considered A Haunted Monument in New Delhi". desi Traveler. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ↑ Jain, Aditi. "Agrasen Ki Baoli". Tripoto. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ↑ Show, Subhas Chandra. "Agrasen ki Baoli Haunted, Ugrasen ki Baoli new Delhi". Ghoststoriesworld.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ↑ "Agrasen Ki Baoli, New Delhi". hauntedindia.blogspot.in. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.