Maut Ka Kuan or well of death in Pushkar

From the archive record

Dangerous car and bike stunt in the well of death at cattle fair in Pushkar, Rajasthan. The car driver opens the door while driving car in this well of death. The Wall of Death, motordrome, silodrome or Well of Death (aka "Maut ka Kuaa", India) is a carnival sideshow featuring a silo- or barrel-shaped wooden cylinder, typically ranging from 20 to 36 feet (6.1 to 11.0 m) in diameter and made of wooden planks, inside which motorcyclists, or the drivers of miniature automobiles, travel along the vertical wall and perform stunts, held in place by friction and centrifugal force. In India, the show is known as the Well of Death and can be seen in the various melas (fairs) held across the country. Apart from motorcycles, the act may also feature other vehicles such as automobiles, as performed re