Panchakki has its own underground water channel (naher). The whole system is a typical example of medieval engineering. The source of water is 6 kms away to the north of the city. Water is made to reach the final reservoir through earthen pipes. It is then raised by a siphon to the top of the rectangular masonry pillar, from where it is made to fall in a large reservoir below. A huge banyan tree on the southern margin of the reservoir provides shade and adds beauty to the whole scene. In the north-west corner, adjacent to the cistern. is the water-mill driven entirely by water power. It is said that in the olden days, flour was obtained for the people from the mill without human effort. It was built in the year 1744 to commemorate Hazrat Baba Shah Musafir. He was a great religious teacher, who had migrated here from a Russian town Gazdavan (Bukhara).
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