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Brahma Vav is a stepwell in Khedbrahma, Gujarat, India. It was built in 14th century.
History
The stepwell is situated opposite the Brahma temple. Based on ornamentation of the miniature shrines in the stepwell, it is dated to 14th century. There is no inscription in the stepwell to ascertain its age.[1]
There are some paliya (hero stone) dedicated to Dhabi gatekeepers of the village who died fighting Maharaja Shivsinhji of Idar around Samvat 1800. The inscriptions on them are worn out.[2]
It is sacred to the Humada Digambara Jains and the Khedavala Brahmins. It is considered the place of origin for these sub-communities, as mentioned in the Hūmaḍa Purāṇa and other texts. They used to worship their ancestral-patron deities here.[3][2]
Architecture
The stepwell is built with grey granite stone. It is constructed in east–west direction; the entrance is in the east and the well is in the west. It is Template:Convert long; Template:Convert of stepped corridor and the well of Template:Convert diameter. The stepwell becomes narrower as one goes downwards and to the well. It has four kuta (pavilion-towers) where fourth is attached to the well. The breadth is Template:Convert (including parapet wall) and Template:Convert (without parapet wall) at the entrance which decreases to Template:Convert in second kuta and Template:Convert in the third kuta. It had row of miniature shrines as an ornamentation in the wall of shaft of the stepwell which suggests it was built in 14th century. They resemble temple spires and has niches. It has 27 niches without any idols now. It is now in despair due to lack of maintenance.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Stepwells of Gujarat: In Art-historical Perspective{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Abhinav Publications(1981). ISBN 978-0-391-02284-3
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Puratan Brahma Kshetra Prachin Arvachin Itihas{{#if:Shastri|, Shastri}. Idar State(1935)
- ↑ ક્યારેક લોકોની તરસ છિપાવતા હતા ગુજરાતના આ જળ મંદિરો-ખેડબ્રહ્માની વાવ, Shukla, Rakesh. gujarati.oneindia.com(24 June 2014). Retrieved 20 November 2016.