Jantar Mantar

December 28th, 2009 by admin

Jantar Mantar-House of Instruments

Situated in Uttar Pradesh on the bank of river Ganga one of the most famous tourist destinations and Hindu pilgrimage centers of India is Varanasi.It is one of seven holy places for hindus.Varanasi is one world’s oldest cities which is called the religious capital of India. Every pious Hindu hopes to visit the city in a lifetime, take a holy plunge in the “Ghats” of the Ganga, walk the pious Panchakosi road which bounds the city and if God wishes, die here in old age. There are many tourist and historical places in the city. Jantar Mantar is one of the most famous historical places in Varanasi.

Jantar Mantarwas actually constructed for various astronomical purposes like measure the sun’s declination, the star’s declination, the local time, altitude and the planets. It was built with the aim of ascertaining the different eclipses. The meridian pass time, duration of day and night and location of the pole star could be determined. The position of the Zodiac and the constellation of other stars could be detected from Jantar Mantar. Varanasi features many stone devices to indicate and read the speed and the motion of the stars and other planets. There are other smaller and greater structures which are meant to perform as astronomical instruments. Jantar Mantar is an observatory, built by Jai Singh the Maharaja of Jaipur in 1737.Jai Singh was a great admirer of science and technology and he was particularly passionate about astronomy.Jantar Mantar at Varanasi was built in line with Delhi, Mathura, Ujjain and Jaipur observatories. Some of the most important tools found in Jantar Mantar are Digansha Yantra, Dhruva Yantra, Ram Yantra, Krantiveritta Yantra, Samrat Yantra, Dish Yantra and Prakash Yantra.It is a beautiful example of Mughal Rajput architecture.

Summary-Jantar Mantar is one of the most famous historical places in India which draws the attention of tourists from all over India.

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