Čarobni vodnjaki Rajasthana – Panna Meena ka Kund

Ja, Indija je definitivno nekaj posebnega. 🙂 Po eni strani dežela totalnega kaosa, kupov smeti, bede in stvari, ki jih težko razumeš ali pa jih sploh ne. A po drugi tudi dežela barv, okusov, vonjav in med drugim neverjetnih arhitekturnih presežkov. Če je Taj Mahal ena izmed najbolj obiskanih lokacij, pa so tradicionalni vodnjaki, ki jih najdemo večinoma v zahodnih predelih Indije, praktično pozabljeni od sveta. Nedaleč od svetovno znane trdnjave Amer, ki leži nekaj kilometrov severno od prestolnice Rajatshana Jaipurja in jo vsako leto obišče nekaj milijonov turistov, leži za moje pojme eden izmed lepših arhitekturnih presežkov Indije – Panna Meena ka Kund. Izkušnja je bila nepozabna, mogoče tudi zato, ker je bila to edina lokacija, kjer smo bili popolnoma sami. Zadnja fotografija pa je iz enega izmed večjih vodnjakov v Indiji – Agrasen Ki Baoli najdete v Delhiju in tudi ta vodnjak smo imeli le zase. 🙂 Prav všeč mi je, da se kljub masi turistov na tej naši zemlji še vedno najdejo konci, ki so popolnoma spregledani.

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Yes, India is definitely something special. 🙂 In one way probably the world capital of chaos, garbage, poverty and things that you hardly understand. But its also a wonderland full of colours, scents, tastes and among other things incredible architectural masterpieces. Taj Mahal is one of the most famous places in India and also the place with millions of visitors each year. On the other hand, traditional stepwells rarely get any attention. Not far from the world-famous Amer fort, that lies a few miles north of the capital of Rajatshan Jaipur and is visited by millions of tourists each year, lies one of the masterpieces of traditional Indian architecture – Panna Meena ka Kund. The experience while visiting it was unforgettable, maybe also because we were there totally alone. The last photo is from Delhi and the biggest stepwell in that part – Agrasen Ki Baoli. We were there in the morning and we had it just for ourselves. 🙂