Jaipur Trip Overview
* You can do this tour comfortably in a private air conditioned car
* Flexible and according to your own pace
* Fluent English speaking driver cum guide during the trip who can understand your requirements.
* Round-trip transportation from Jaipur in a single day
* See the highlights and landmarks of Abhaneri
Additional Info
Duration: 8 to 10 hours
Starts: Jaipur, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
* You can do this tour comfortably in a private air conditioned car
* Flexible and according to your own pace
* Fluent English speaking driver cum guide during the trip who can understand your requirements.
* Round-trip transportation from Jaipur in a single day
* See the highlights and landmarks of Abhaneri
Stop At: Chand Baori (Step well), Jaipur-Agra Road, Abhaneri 303313 India
Chand Baori is said to be named after a local ruler called Raja Chanda. However, no epigraphic evidence has been found regarding the construction of the Chand Baori or the adjoining Harshat Mata Temple. Based on similarities in style and carvings with the terraced temples of Paranagar and Mandore, the Baodi can be dated to 8th-9th century. It was likely constructed before the temple. The Chand Baori is one of the few stepwells that has “two classical periods of water building in a single setting”. according to Morna Livingston in Steps to Water: The Ancient Stepwells of India.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Harshat Mata Temple, Opposite the Chand Baori, Abhaneri India
The Harshat Mata Temple is a largely ruined Hindu temple in the Abhaneri village of Rajasthan. The temple is now dedicated to a goddess called Harshat Mata, although some art historians theorize that it was originally a Vaishnavite shrine. The original temple appears to have been built in the panchayatana style, which features a main shrine surrounded by four subsidiary shrines. Only parts of the main shrine now survive and they have been ruined and modified over several centuries, with the tall shikhara tower replaced by a roof-dome. Much of the platform survives, with fragments of carved stones from the original structure, but most of the sculptures have been removed to the museums in Amber and Jaipur.
Duration: 2 hours
