Chand Baori StepWell Rajasthan India - Amazing Architecture
Chand Baori is a famous stepwell situated in the village Abhaneri near Jaipur in Indian state of Rajasthan. This step well is located opposite Harshat Mata Temple and is one of the deepest and largest step wells in India. It was built in 9th century and has 3500 narrow steps and 13 stories and is 100 feet deep.
The Chand Baori, an amazing vast well with flights of steps on three sides was built in the 10th century in Abhaneri, near Jaipur in Indian state of Rajasthan. This impressive step well is as deep as a seven storeyed building. The famous Harshat Mata temple situated opposite to this well shows that there must have been a religious connection with the step-well. The well is 35 m on each side with steps leading down from each side and water could be drawn from any level.
If you are wondering why it is called baori than answer for is that in hindi baori means well. Legends say that ghosts build it in one night and that it has so many steps to make it impossible for someone to retrieve a coin once it’s been dropped in the well.
The Chand Baori, an amazing vast well with flights of steps on three sides was built in the 10th century in Abhaneri, near Jaipur in Indian state of Rajasthan. This impressive step well is as deep as a seven storeyed building. The famous Harshat Mata temple situated opposite to this well shows that there must have been a religious connection with the step-well. The well is 35 m on each side with steps leading down from each side and water could be drawn from any level.
If you are wondering why it is called baori than answer for is that in hindi baori means well. Legends say that ghosts build it in one night and that it has so many steps to make it impossible for someone to retrieve a coin once it’s been dropped in the well.
Bollywood beauty Shaurya Chauhan
Shaurya Chauhan aka Neelam Chauhan: She started her career as a model from Hyderabad, and has recently started to work in mainstream bollywood movies. This hottie was first seen at the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar shot by Atul Kasbekar. She has been seen in a song with Salman Khan in Priyadarshan’s “Kyon Ki.” She loves to dance and even pull off some daring stunts and action sequences.
World's 5 Strangely Multi Colored Beaches
Unless you're lucky enough to have visited
some of the unique shorelines below you'll probably be used
to seeing - at best - golden beaches on your travels. In fact
a lot of people believe golden sands to be the only option when
it comes to beaches. To prove otherwise, and to show off a
few of the world's most uniquely coloured stretches of sand,
we present the following selection....
Punalu'u Beach
Punalu'u Beach is the most visited of the few black
sand beaches on Hawaii 's Big Island and the stunningly black
sand is actually volcanic rock, deposited as lava and subsequently
cooled when met by the ocean. Apparently to take any of the
sand home would result in you being cursed by a volcano goddess
by the name of Pele.
Papakolea Beach
One of only 2 green sand beaches in the world, the
truly magnificent sight of Papakolea Beach can be experienced
by travelling to Hawaii 's Ka'u district. Again, the unique colour
of its sand can be attributed to volcanic activity - specifically,
the green hue belongs to the abundance of olivine crystals which
have been produced as a result of a nearby cinder cone erupting
and eroding.
See the beach on Google Maps.
Hyams Beach
You may need to wear your shades when visiting Hyams
Beach in New South Wales , Australia , but not just due to the sun.
It's not surprising after looking at photos but this sublime stretch of
beach is home to the whitest sand in the world, an honour awarded
by the Guinness Book of R eco rds.
Pfeiffer Beach
The hills surrounding Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur , California ,
are rich in Manganese Garnet. A result of this being washed down
onto the beach is the colour scheme you can see above - the entire
stretch of sand has b eco me a shifting, pink and purple canvas.
Although it's probably inedible, I can't help picturing a bowl of
Raspberry Ripple ice-cream every time I see it.
Kaihalulu
You won't find many beaches elsewhere in the world with
sand as red as this one. Kaihalulu, or Red Sand Beach , is situated
on the island of Maui and can thank the neighbouring cindercone
hill for its intensely deep red appearance.
some of the unique shorelines below you'll probably be used
to seeing - at best - golden beaches on your travels. In fact
a lot of people believe golden sands to be the only option when
it comes to beaches. To prove otherwise, and to show off a
few of the world's most uniquely coloured stretches of sand,
we present the following selection....
Punalu'u Beach
Punalu'u Beach is the most visited of the few black
sand beaches on Hawaii 's Big Island and the stunningly black
sand is actually volcanic rock, deposited as lava and subsequently
cooled when met by the ocean. Apparently to take any of the
sand home would result in you being cursed by a volcano goddess
by the name of Pele.
Papakolea Beach
One of only 2 green sand beaches in the world, the
truly magnificent sight of Papakolea Beach can be experienced
by travelling to Hawaii 's Ka'u district. Again, the unique colour
of its sand can be attributed to volcanic activity - specifically,
the green hue belongs to the abundance of olivine crystals which
have been produced as a result of a nearby cinder cone erupting
and eroding.
See the beach on Google Maps.
Hyams Beach
You may need to wear your shades when visiting Hyams
Beach in New South Wales , Australia , but not just due to the sun.
It's not surprising after looking at photos but this sublime stretch of
beach is home to the whitest sand in the world, an honour awarded
by the Guinness Book of R eco rds.
Pfeiffer Beach
The hills surrounding Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur , California ,
are rich in Manganese Garnet. A result of this being washed down
onto the beach is the colour scheme you can see above - the entire
stretch of sand has b eco me a shifting, pink and purple canvas.
Although it's probably inedible, I can't help picturing a bowl of
Raspberry Ripple ice-cream every time I see it.
Kaihalulu
You won't find many beaches elsewhere in the world with
sand as red as this one. Kaihalulu, or Red Sand Beach , is situated
on the island of Maui and can thank the neighbouring cindercone
hill for its intensely deep red appearance.
Beautiful Andres Amador: Sea Sand Art
Andres Amador works with one of the biggest canvases available, with entire lengths of beaches swallowed up by his art.
Sadly the sea is no discerning art critic, for once the San Francisco artist finishes his staggering artwork, the waves come in to wipe the slate clean.
Many of his stunning images, which start out as simple squiggles in the 39-year-old's notebook, span an incredible 500x300feet and are raked into the grains in a race against the tide.
Using a canvas crafted by the elements the patient American waits for a full or new moon to make sure low tides offer him plenty of space to muster the incredible patterns.
And just a few hours after etching his grand designs the curves and contours will be washed away - leaving the beach surface looking as if nothing had ever happened.
To make sure he has everything he needs before the mammoth artwork begins, Andres, from San Francisco, California, crafts the image over and over on a computer using the hand-drawn original from his sketch book.
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