A visit to Jaipur is incomplete without a visit to the historic Jantar Mantar. It is one of the five observatories built by Sawai Jai Singh in 1718. It houses a huge collection of astronomical ins ...

At first sight, the Jantar Mantar appears like a gallery of modern art. It is, however, an observatory. Sawai Jia Singh II of Jaipur (1699-1743), a keen astronomer and a noble in the Mughal court ...

Pre-telescopic astronomical instruments at Jantar Mantar from the 18th century are among the most popular historical marvels of Delhi, but many are not aware of them due to the instruments lying ...