Already on a visit to my home town of Jaipur I thought the
time is right to sneak in a visit to Jantar Mantar. I do have to admit that in
my 23 years of Jaipur life I had not once been to the amazing monument of
precise instruments. As I parked my scooty near the monument I was relieved to
see that even though it was Saturday the number of tourists was not
overwhelming.
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| Panoramic view of Jantar Mantar |
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| Aj at Jantar Mantar |
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| Me at Jantar Matar |
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| Virat Samrat Yantra |
We bought our Rs 40/- ticket each, which both of us thought
was a bit too much. As we entered there was a beautiful sight of mathematical
precision and exemplary engineering awaiting. These instrument most of which we
could not even understand have been here for around 150-200 years are a
beautiful sight to behold, especially for someone who likes neat lines.
Extremely humbled we went on to see the marvellous sight of the shadow moving
on the virat samrat yantra or the bigger sun dial. The movement of shadow was
quite perceivable in a few minutes. It must’ve made reading time fun.
Have you been to one of the observatories or to Jantar Mantar at Jaipur?
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