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Apart from the chirruping of Five-striped Palm Squirrels in the background, Gandhak ki baoli lies lonely, silent and forgotten close to the residential hubs of Vasant Kunj, Mehrauli and Andheria Morh with its Delhi-Gurgaon traffic jams and metro station traffic. About 100 meters south of Adham Khan's tomb in Mehrauli village, Gandhak-ki-Baoli is one of the largest step-wells or baolis in and around Mehrauli. It was built during the reign of Emperor Iltutmish, the founder of the Slave dynasty. The baoli is known as Gandhak ki Baoli because of its waters smell like gandhak, which means sulphur. Also known as diving well, the baoli has a five-tiered structure with a circular well at its southern end. The well was earlier used by the local residents for sporting activity, such as diving for am
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