Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
Folder: India 2016
Astronomical observatory built by Sawai Jai Singh II, 1728-1734.
Narivalaya Yantra (Sun Clock)
Jaipur is 27degrees above the equator. The face of this clock is inclined at 27degrees to the vertical.
Laghu Samrat Yantra - 20 minutes slow
This clock says it's 2:34pm, but it's actually 2:54.
Jai Prakash Yantra
Shadow of the gnomon falls in a gap on this instrument, so it will fall on a Sector on the other instrument.
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