http://www.tourismvaranasi.org millikuvvetler team Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:57:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.tourismvaranasi.org/2010/01/about-jantar-mantar/ http://www.tourismvaranasi.org/2010/01/about-jantar-mantar/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:27:35 +0000 admin http://www.tourismvaranasi.org/?p=121 India has always enjoyed a place of repute in the world whether it is in the field of architecture or science and technology. Combining the country’s expertise in both these fields is the Jantar Mantar at Delhi, a part of a series of five observatories built by Raja Sawai Jai Singh of Rajasthan during the early 18th century AD across Delhi, Jaipur, Ujjain, Mathura and Varanasi.
Legend has it that the origin of the Jantar Mantar or Yantra Mandir(literary translated into Temple of Instruments) was brought about by a disagreement amongst scholars about celestial positions. It was the dream child of Swai Jai Singh II, a great astronomer of India. Built in 1724, the Jantar Mantar was built at a time that is generally referred to in history as the Dark Period of Indian History. The Mughal Empire was on a state of decline after the death of Aurangzeb and Muhammad Shah, the then Mughal emperor was desperately seeking alliances with the Hindu Rajput nobility. One of these was Sawai Jai Singh II of Amber. Passionate about astronomy, Sawai Jai Singh II once chanced upon a debate amongst the Hindu and Muslim astrologers in Muhammad Shah’s court over the planetary transits of the period. It was then, that he offered to rectify the existing planetary tables, which had been left untouched since the Vedic period, an offer that was accepted by the grateful Mohammad Shah.

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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. ]]> http://www.tourismvaranasi.org/2009/12/jantar-mantar/feed/ 1