Back to photostream

Borsad Stepwell - the inscription

The Borsad Stepwell, in the small town of Borsad, in Gujarat.

 

The inscription, in Sanskrit, on one of the beams, describes the year it was built, and mentions names of the family who built it.

 

It was built in 1497 by Vasu Soma and his family.

 

For a translation of the inscription see item No 55 on page 255 and page 266 of this book here: www.google.co.in/books/edition/Lists_of_the_Antiquarian_R...

499 views
8 faves
0 comments
Uploaded on January 6, 2022
Taken on December 26, 2021