YOUR SCENE | EDITOR'S CHOICE

Abhaneri, India: To fetch a jug of water

From The Los Angeles Times
11:32 AM PDT, June 13, 2008

In March, Marshall Pura of Los Feliz stopped in the village of Abhaneri, India, and came across this little-known wonder from the ancient world -- a well from the 8th century. "The step well was nearly 10 stories deep, and I pictured the women carrying those large jugs down and up those 110 steps more than 1,200 years ago," he said in an e-mail. "It was completely unexpected, all these arrangements of steps going every which way." He used a Kodak Z740 to plumb the depths.

For more Travel Photos of the Week visit: Your Scene

To submit a photo for consideration, upload it to the Your Scene Travel gallery.

Subscribe to the Daily Deal blog Daily Travel & DealBlog

My weightless Van Nuys Valentine? A zero-gravity flight on Saturday
Attention, last-minute Valentine’s Day gift-seekers. For a chance to sweep that special som...
Read more »

SIGN UP Newsletter_icons

Taking restless Southern California on vacation

Los Angeles Times e-mail newsletter, delivered every Thursday


Expedia
  • Departing from:
    Depart:
  • Going to:
    Return: