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Agrasen Ki Baoli

 New Dehli -  Agrasen Ki Baoli is a step well and one of the old age water reservoir that was used to quench the thirst of many.   This water reservoir is almost 103 stone steps tall above the ground and happens to be hidden in the middle of the top corporates and business towers of Delhi in recent times. 

There were many people just sitting around the steps of the well.  The steps are steep with sharp edges so have to be careful going down the steps to the well.  There is a lose barrier with thick rope across warning people not to cross over.

Backdrop of Agrasen Ki Baoli

This place is now protected under the Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. 

The Agrasen ki Baoli is located inside a structure, which is 15 meters in width and 60 meters in length. As per the beliefs, the Agrasen Ki Baoli dates back to the age of Mahabharata and it was a part of the ancient civilization that flourished here.


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