Near the private bus stand is a large baori (step-well), built by Sheikh Mohammed of Nagaur in 1614, which for centuries provoked legends of bandits hiding in its depths. There’s a path to the baori from a lane opposite the private bus stand. Unfortunately, the baori is in a shocking state of disrepair – even dangerous (don’t get too close to the edges) – and appears to be a rubbish dump. It was obviously a great feat to dig to this depth, and around the sides there’s a series of arched galleries, mostly collapsed. On the south side, a haveli has half fallen into the well and its courtyard paintings are exposed. The minarets of the baori stand as sad testament to its former grandeur.
