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.
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| Navghan Kuvo in Uparkot Fort in Junagadh in Gujarat |
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| Information on Navghan Kuvo in Uparkot Fort in Junagadh in Gujarat |
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.
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| 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.
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| Pigeon Homes at Navghan Kuvo in Uparkot Fort in Junagadh in Gujarat |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
NOTE: Please click on the words in large font in the blog to read about them.
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