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Jantar Mantar, Jaipur

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Jantar Mantar Jaipur

Jantar Mantar JaipurThere are plenty of observatories all over the world, but the Jantar Mantar is considered to be one of the largest observatories ever built. Combining religion, science and art, the Jantar Mantar is the name given to a series of five, magnificent structures built in Jaipur, New Delhi, Ujjan, Varanasi and Mathura. Jaipur was the seat of Maharaja Jai Singh II during the 1720's and this is when this magnificent structure was built here. The Jantar Mantar in Jaipur is considered to be the largest of the five observatories and also houses the world's largest sundial. The Universe and the Cosmos have always been of interest to man, and it was this interest that compelled the Maharaja to build an astronomical observatory. The term 'Jantar Mantar' is derived from the Sanskrit terms 'Yantra' and 'Mantra' meaning 'instruments' and 'formula' respectively. The term 'Yantra' was replaced with 'Jantar' which means 'magical'. The Jantar Mantar houses various architectural and astrological instruments that have caught the interests of astronomers, historians and architects around the world.

History
Maharaja Jai Singh II, the founder of the 'pink city', was a great scholar and an avid astrologer. He studied philosophy, astrology, architecture and religion in various schools, and was also well versed with universal mathematical concepts such as Euclid's Clements, Ptolemy's Syntaxes and the Master works of Aryabhatta. In the year 1718, he wanted to construct an observatory of renown. For this, he studied the subject of astronomy and then built five different observatories around North India. At these places, he would sit with other scholarly astronomers, such as Pt. Kedarnath, for astronomical observations. The 'Jantar Mantar' at Jaipur, being the biggest conservatory in the country, was renovated time and again and houses various instruments that offer precise measurements of time, the azimuth, declination of the sun and the positions of constellations, along with several other astronomical phenomena. The Jaipur observatory was functional for seven years only, as the Maharaja was not very successful in deriving accurate, astronomical observations.

Architecture
The astronomical observatory consists of fourteen major geometric devices for measuring time, tracking constellations and, even for, observing the orbits around the sun. Popular structures within the Jantar Mantar are the 'Samrat Yantra' (the world's largest sundial), the 'Hindu Chhatri', the 'Jaiprakash Yantra' and various geometric structures with astronomical devices to probe the 'universe'. 

Nearby Tourist Attractions
  • Jaipur City Palace
  • Jaigarh Fort
  • Galta Monkey Temple

The Jantar Mantar is a resplendent reminder of the royal heritage of Jaipur and stands as a royal testimony to a former epoch. The magnificent structure still manages to capture the attention of tourists and astronomy enthusiasts alike! The Jantar Mantar is an intriguing structure, and is a must-see in Jaipur!Photo Gallery

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Solar Hour clock inside view. When the sun’s rays fall on the marble surface it denotes hours like 3 pm, 4pm, and so on. When the sun’s rays fall in between the marble pieces the time is between say 3-4 pm.Solar Hour clock, outside view.“Several devices, first and foremost the hemispheres of Jai Praksh Yantra set in the ground, however, are attributed to Jai Singh as new constructions. Basically it is one marble hemisphere set in the ground about 4 metres in diameter - in itself a masterUnable to decipher this photo. “Unfortunately there is only a few that has been written about this uniquely integrating work of art, science and religion, though it is used to be mentioned in special literature as extraordinary. Maybe there is no real int
“Westward from Samyat Yantra there are 12 smaller gnomes about 3 metres high that are pointing at different directions. They are used to determining celestial coordinates. Their ramps are not orientated to the Celestial Pole but to the Ecliptic Pole. The Large sundial closed for public. “Over 30 metres in height, the big sundial is the most impressive and the biggest device. The ramp that forms the indicator is orientated to the north. It`s gradient of 27 degrees is equivalent to the latitude of Jaipur. TOne of the major tourist attractions in Jaipur is the sundial of Jantar Mantar. It was conceived as a quest for discovering the mysteries of the Cosmos. The Jantar Mantar is a corruption of the Sanskrit word yantra mantra meaning instruments and formulae.The southern side of the equatorial double sundial in the background the top of the little sundial.
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