HISTORICAL WATER BODIES OF HARYANA Water is essential for life. Life is impossible without water. Therefore, water sources and structure related to them occupies great spaces in people’s lives. The water structures, about which we are talking, belong to the time gap of ancient time to colonial period. There are evidence of ancient water bodies which from Rakhigarhi, Banawli, and Kunal sites. Even during that time wells and ponds were used and after that kund and sarovar`s were made. Provision of drinking water was considered to be meritorious deed ‘punya karma’. Bawdi well, sekhawati well and talab were made in medieval period. Haryana has many water structures in different regions, many villages have sekhawati type stepwells built in 18 or 19 century which was used by local people. Later structures called johad were constructed as source of water . - Ancient Well in Banawli Most water structures are used for a variety of everyday and sacred activities, washin...
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