Mithi Vav

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|location_town = Palanpur

|location_country = India

|architect = Local

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|completion_date = 8th century

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|style = Indian architecture

|floor_count = Five storied stepwell

|designations = ASI State Protected Monument No. S-GJ-26

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Mithi Vav is a stepwell located in Palanpur town of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India.{{Cite news|url=http://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/MAT-UGUJ-c-70-165722-NOR.html|title=પાલનપુરમાં મીઠીવાવની સફાઈ કરાઈ|date=27 December 2013|work=Divya Bhaskar|access-date=4 March 2017|language=gu|trans-title=Mithi Vav of Palanpur cleaned}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.tourismguideindia.com/banaskantha(palanpur).htm#mithi-vav|title=Tourism in Banaskantha(Palanpur), Best Places in Banaskantha(Palanpur)|website=www.tourismguideindia.com|access-date=23 January 2017}} It is considered the only surviving monument of Parmara rule in the town. It was built around the 8th century. It is situated in the eastern part of the town. The five storey stepwell can be entered from the west. Based on its architectural style, it is believed that it is constructed in late medieval period but the sculptures embedded in the walls may belong to earlier period. The sculptures include that of Ganesha, Shiva, Apsaras, dancing figures, worshiping couples and floral or geometrical patterns. A worn out inscription found on one sculpture embedded in left wall cannot be read clearly, but the year Samvat 1320 (1263 AD) can made out.{{cite thesis |last=Mehta |first=R. N. |date=31 March 1977 |title=Archaeology of the Banaskantha district, North Gujarat up to 1500 A D (Part 1) |chapter=III: Explorations in the Banaskantha District |publisher=Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda |url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/10603/72152 |access-date=7 March 2017 |hdl=10603/72152 |pages=77-78}}