Jantar Mantar is a scientific renowned place in Jaipur
and it symbolizes the great history and brilliance of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II. Here you will be admired with many astronomical stone-made devices to
the study space and astronomy. Maharaja Jai Singh’s
curiosity and interest over Physics and Mathematics led to this historical
scientific attraction.
We know that Maharajas Express is known for its unique itinerary packages which lead
to India’s famous historic places. In the same way, when Maharajas Express
reaches Jaipur you can plan a trip to Jantar Mantar in Jaipur.
Let’s
know about the complete tourist attractions of Jantar Mantar through Maharajas
Express.
History of Jantar Mantar:
This historic astronomical observatory was built by
Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh IIonce he was ordered by Emperor Muhammad Shah to
rectify the astronomical calculations. Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh IIis a great scholar in Physics, Mathematics, and astronomy and he
gathered all the data related to astronomy from European and Persian nations.
And then this huge science observatory was established.
Totally, he established five observatories in Delhi,
Jaipur, Mathura, Ujjain, and Varanasi. The observatory in Jaipur is the largest
one and still today it stands with all instruments but the remaining
observatories are almost ruined. These stone-made astronomical instruments are
helpful to calculate accurate time and position of planetary bodies etc.
Attractions of Jantar Mantar:
Attractions in Jantar Mantar is the stone-made
instruments which are meant for astronomical practices. Totally, there are 19
instruments to the study astronomical details, study of space, position of
celestial bodies, and accurate time etc. If you want to know about the complete
details of the instruments means, hire a local guide.
Vrihat Smarat Yantra:
Vrihat Smarat Yantra is the huge and the largest
sundial in Jantar Mantar to calculate the time to the precision of 2 seconds.
This sundial located at the center of Jantar Mantar with an imposing height of
27mts long and is also known as world’s tallest sundial. Most importantly never
miss this instrument when you visited Jantar Mantar.
Ram Yantra:
Ram Yantra instrument is used to measure the elevation
of Sun and the planets. The instrument appears with a pair of tube-shaped
structures and each structure has a pole at the center with equal height.
Inside the walls of these structures, scales of altitude and azimuth of
extra-terrestrial bodies can be found.
Laghu Smarat Yantra:
This instrument is known as a small instrument
resemble Vrihant Smarat Yantra and this one also calculates accurate time with
a precision of 20 seconds. Jaipur accurate time will be easily calculated by
this instrument from the position of ramp’s shadow.
Chakra Yantra:
The Chakra Yantra is meant for calculation of hour
angle and coordinates of the Sun. This instrument is in a ring shape and
consists of four semi-circular arcs when the shadow from the sundial projects
on the instrument it will calculate the declination of the Sun. In a day, it
calculates the declination of the Sun for four times.
Jaya Prakash Yantra:
Jaya Prakash Yantra is also one of the major
instruments of Jantar Mantar and it calculates the hour angles, position,
azimuth, and elevation of heavenly bodies. This instrument was constructed in a
shape of two hemispherical bowls like sundials. Then the reversed image of the
sky falls on this instrument marble slabs and it will calculate the movements
of the heavenly bodies.
Nadivalaya:
This instrument is used to calculate the hemisphere of
the Earth. Nadivalaya is designed with a pair of two circular plates inclined
in a position of North and South facing. Then the instrument will be parallel
to the Earth’s equatorial plane.
And some other few instruments like Digamasa, which is helpful to predict
the sunset and sunrise timings and Karnti
Vritya, to calculate the solar sign of the Sun. Get to know more about
the Maharajas Express train fares and the many instruments in Jantar Mantar are notable
for a different task to study astronomical elements.
