Delhi's Jantar Mantar: Historic 18th-Century Observatory Amid Modern Protests
Delhi's Jantar Mantar, an 18th-century stone observatory built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, was designed to measure time and track celestial bodies with precision, long before modern technology. Located on a road now known for protests, including recent gatherings by the Cockroach Janta Party, the site remains a historical scientific monument amidst contemporary demonstrations. Similar observatories were constructed in Jaipur, Ujjain, Varanasi, and Mathura, though the latter no longer exists.
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news18 broke this story on 24 Jul, 07:25 am. Other outlets followed.
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