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Tradition says
One tradition holds it is named for a warrior and adviser at the Amer court; another ties the name to the Meena community who are said to have built it. There is no documented account of how the name arose.
Historians say
A square stepwell with symmetrical zig-zag staircases on its sides and an octagonal chhatri, built to store monsoon water for Amer. It doubled as a social space, particularly for women drawing water. It is the best-restored and most accessible stepwell in the Jaipur area.