The Queen’s Stepwell of Bundi – Raniji ki Baori
Rani Ki Ji Baori was built in 1699 by Rani Nathavati Ji, the younger queen of Rao Raja Anirudh Singh, ruler of Bundi. Rani Nathavati Ji was married to the king, as his second wife, because his first wife was not able to give him an heir. However, after Rani Nathavati Ji gave birth to a son, she was cast aside by the jealous first wife.
She turned her energies to public projects and building stepwells, and Rani Ki Ji Baori is the largest in Bundi.
The Queen’s Stepwell of Bundi – Raniji ki Baori
Rani Ki Ji Baori was built in 1699 by Rani Nathavati Ji, the younger queen of Rao Raja Anirudh Singh, ruler of Bundi. Rani Nathavati Ji was married to the king, as his second wife, because his first wife was not able to give him an heir. However, after Rani Nathavati Ji gave birth to a son, she was cast aside by the jealous first wife.
She turned her energies to public projects and building stepwells, and Rani Ki Ji Baori is the largest in Bundi.