Question

3. What are baolis?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.Stepwells are wells or ponds in which the water is reached by descending a set of steps to the water level.

2. They may be multi-storied with a bullock turning a water wheel to raise the well water to the first or second floor.

3. They are most common in western India and are also found in the other more arid regions of the Indian subcontinent, extending into Pakistan.

4.The construction of stepwells is mainly utilitarian, though they may include embellishments of architectural significance, and be temple tanks.