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Navghan Kuvo in Uparkot Fort in Junagadh in Gujarat

Thursday, October 12, 2017

The Navghan Kuvo is located a couple of meters away from the Adi Kadi Vav in the Uparkot fort premises in Junagadh.
Navghan Kuvo in Uparkot Fort in Junagadh in Gujarat

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Refer to this photo to know about the history of this fort.

This Kuvo aka well was very differently designed compared to Adi Kadi Vav. It was equally deep as Adi Kadi Vav. But the access way was much different. A spiral staircase lead to the bottom of the square shaped well. The staircase had rooms on either side of it, with openings or should I say windows  near the well. The windows were carved out of the rock. These windows provided both fresh air and also light to the rooms within. As it was dark and it smelled of bats, we refrained from going to the bottom of the well.
Entrance to Navghan Kuvo in Uparkot Fort in Junagadh in Gujarat
We also saw openings of equal size in the walls, it was meant for the pigeons. There were pigeons who were occupying some of them. This is the first time I have seen this. In its golden days, pigeons were used as a means of communication. Messages would be written on cloth and tied the feet of the pigeons and sent. Pigeons were like courier service in those days.
Pigeon Homes at Navghan Kuvo in Uparkot Fort in Junagadh in Gujarat
Navghan Kuvo in Uparkot Fort in Junagadh in Gujarat
As most of the attractions were done, we decided to head back to the main entrance. We also saw the water management facility on the fort. It is said that the city receives its water supply from here.
Water Management Facility at Uparkot Fort in Junagadh 
Access to certain Jarokha (balcony window in the fort premises) is restricted either due to no proper way to reach it or due to thick shrubs growing on the fort premises.
Jarokha in the Junagadh fort walls
After we exited the fort, we saw a board that read BabaPyare Caves.


NOTE: Please click on the words in large font in the blog to read about them. 

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