Step-wells were used as a way to access water, which could fluctuate wildly between almost nothing in the dry season, to overflowing right to the top of the stairwells even, during the monsoon season.
Constant pumping however, has dropped the water table, so most of these structures are no longer in use and are being used as rubbish dumps or just left to decay. Victoria Lautman (in 2015 at the time the article was written) has been going around India trying to photograph all of these structures before they disappear.
I already knew most of these. It’s like an actual career. Like for cereal? They sometimes just glue that shit down to make it pretty. Milk is usually paint to get that nice solid color and pouring swirl. The list goes on.
LOL @ Food having to wear makeup and get photoshopped in commercials just like humans
if you ever feel bad about your oc’s, just remember that tsumugi shirogane once made an oc that gained self-awareness and ended up hating the story he was in SO MUCH that he created an entire plot within the story to destroy the Whole Series by faking his own death and saying the biggest “fuck you” to the audience that enjoyed it.
cry over dumb shit. cry in public. who cares if people think the grocery store being out of barbecue chips is a stupid reason for crying? full on weep on aisle 6 bitch let it all out