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Jaipur, located in the west of India, is the capital state of Rajasthan. Popularly known as the “pink city”, the city offers lots of tourist attractions to visit. One of the famous tourist spots of Jaipur is the Jantar Mantar that deserves a sure visit. This stone observatory is considered as the largest in the world and attracts increasing number of tourists from both national as well as international destinations.
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Built by Maharaja Jai Singh, the founder of Jaipur, the Jantar Mantar is one of the five astronomical observatories and is also the most popular. Initially known as the Yantra Mantra, which means instruments and formulae, this tourist attraction got its name due to mispronunciation by locals and tourists. Build between the years 1727 to 1733, this tourist attraction adds to the glory of the royal city of Jaipur.
Consisting of fourteen major geometric devices that include time measuring instruments, predicting eclipses, tracking stars in the orbits, as ascertaining the declinations of planets, and determining the celestial altitudes and related ephemerides. An interesting instrument of Jantar Mantar that is sure to surprise all is the Samrat Jantar. This is the largest instrument with measurement of 90 feet high. With the help of this instrument, the time of the day can be calculated from the shadow.
As man has been attracted to cosmos and universe from ancient age, significance of Jantar Mantar is immense in the astronomy sector. As we get to know more and more unknown things every day, many things still remain undiscovered. The universe is the biggest puzzle that man has been trying to unfold from ancient age. Jantar Mantar is one of those special places that give you a good chance to experience the beauty and charm of the vast celestial bodies. Some of the very famous instruments at Jantar Mantar that adds to the importance of the place and help you to get a better view of the astronomical bodies are Jaiprakash Yantra, Samrat Yantra, Ram Yantra and the Composite instrument, which comprises of a sundial and a massive hemisphere.
Visit Jaipur and explore the charm of the famous Jantar Mantar. Stay with rajasthantraveltourism.com to know more.
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