An elite visit to hallmark of Jaipur- Jantar Mantar!

Jaipur renders as home to the imposing forts and impressive palaces that please to visitors a lot. This state of Rajasthan adds itself an important one in existing to Golden Triangle Tour. This city gets built according to Vaastu Shastra, preferring to present the largest stone observatory of India-Jantar Mantar. In addition there comes a big list of captivating monuments like Hawa Mahal, Nahargarh Fort, Amber Fort and City Palace in Jaipur tourist guide.

Built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1727-1733, Jantar Mantar tourist place is a UNESCO World heritage site, making it a special destination for the travellers. Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, a Rajput ruler of Amber and the founder of Jaipur built Jantar Mantar to find the mysteries of the Cosmos. The instruments at this construction were built bearing in mind the rules of astronomy and the position of the circle, parallel of latitude and angular distance.

Some of the most leading stone instruments in Jantar Mantar are:

Dhruva Yantrar
This comes used to discover the positions of the zodiac signs by seeing the positions of the planets, determining the position of the Pole Star at night.

Rashivalayas Yantrar
This is quite similar in action to the Samrat Yantra. Rashivalayas Yantra has a separate timepiece for each of the zodiac signs. Five sundials at the Yantra are belonging to Gemini, Taurus, Cancer, Virgo and Leo, lie at the back from north to south. Opposite to them, there are one more related to Aries and Libra, followed by those of Aquarius, Pisces, Capricorn, Scorpio and Sagittarius. Using this Yantra takes you to read the moments a zodiacal sign that crosses the time of day.

Samrat Yantrar
Samrat Yantra is the largest sundial in the world at over 27 meters high. On its left side, its arc shows the time from sunrise to midday. On its right side, the other one displays the time from midday to sunset.

Raj Yantrar
Raj Yantra is a multi-function instrument, with fine engravings of angular distance, latitudes and planets. This uses in the preparation of the Hindu calendar. For the purpose, a telescope gets fixed over the central hole and a sighting bar is attached at the back. The plain disk comes used to record the sightings.

Jai Prakash Yantrar
This comes as an invention by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh. It is the most accurate, interesting all the instruments of the observatory in Jantar Mantar. It tells the time and measures the coordinates of celestial bodies.