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Travel to Jantar Mantar located in the pink city as
you experience the splendor and royal charm of Rajasthan
on your Rajputana experience tour. Built in 1728 by
Sawai Jai Singh, Jantar Mantar is just opposite to the
City Palace's entrance. Other observatories built by
Sawai Jai Singh are located in the cities of Delhi,
Varanasi and Ujjain.
Jantar Mantar derived its name from Yantra Mantra (Sanskrit
words). The word 'Yantra' means instruments and 'Mantra'
refers to formulae. This observatory comprises of various
complex instruments that mark the movements of the Sun,
Moon and other celestial bodies. Maharaja Jai Singh
was a great astrological admirer. His desire to know
about the universe and celestial bodies led to the construction
of the observatories in different cities. It took around
seven years of observation to construct Jaipur Hawa
Mahal. Maharaja Jai Singh was not contented with the
errors of brass and metal instruments. He revised the
astronomical observations with reliable instruments.
This 18th century observatory comprises of heavy instruments
to determine the movements of celestial bodies, including
the Samrat Yantra, Ram Yantra, Jaiprakash Yantra and
the Misra Yantra.
Standing tall as a symbol of the wisdom of the past,
Hawa Mahal in Jaipur is functioning well. Without a
tour to Hawa Mahal in Jaipur your Rajputana experience
is incomplete. Today, Hawa Mahal is one of the major
tourist attractions in Jaipur.
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