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	Jantar Mantar Delhi,Jantar Mantar Tour in New Delhi
		Jantar Mantar is one of the unique structures raised in 1724 by the Maharaja of Jaipur, Jai Singh II.
		Jantar Mantar is not only a sundial of celestial bodies, but it also symbolizes the technological achievements under the Rajput kings and their endeavor to resolve the astronomical mysteries.
		Jantar Mantar being situated at Connaught Place, the heart of Delhi is accessible from all the part of the Delhi by any public or private vehicle.
	www.friendstravelindia.com /city-of-india/jantar-mantar-delhi.html (586 words)

	Jantar Mantar Delhi, Monuments in Delhi, Astronomical Observatory Monument, Historical Tours of Delhi, Historical ...
		This is the Jantar Mantar, one of several astronomical observatories raised by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur.
		Yet, Jantar Mantar is not only a timekeeper of celestial bodies, it also tells a lot about the technological achievements under the Rajput kings and their attempt to resolve the mysteries regarding astronomy.
		However, the lofty ideals of the Jantar Mantar remained unfulfilled as the country at that time was in chaos and the full potential of this observatory was never realized.
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		Jantar Mantar,Jantar Mantar in Jaipur,Historic Monuments of India,Rajasthan...
		Jantar Mantar observatory Jaipur (India) mid-18c The Jantar Mantar observatory at Jaipur was built in the mid eighteenth century.
		Jantar Mantar,Jantar Mantar in Jaipur India,Travel to Jantar Mantar in Jaipur
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	Monuments of Delhi India,Monuments of India,Delhi's Monumental Heritage, Jantar Mantar and Mughal court in ...
		Built by Sawai Jai Singh II of Amber in 1724, the Jantar Mantar in Delhi was one of five such instruments built in Jaipur, Ujjain, Mathura and Varanasi.
		The Jantar Mantar is non-functional now and the whole setting is mysterious and incomprehensible to the common man but originally each instrument had a particular function and the exact time and moment could be calculated to absolute perfection.
		The Samrat Yantra is an equinotical dial, consisting of a gigantic gnomon with the hypotenuse parallel to the earth’s axis.
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	Travel to New Delhi - Jantar Mantar, Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, New Delhi monuments, Monuments of India, New Delhi ...
		New Delhi is peppered with many architectural marvels and Jantar Mantar is one such monument that should not be missed when you travel to New Delhi.
		Situated in the heart of New Delhi's commercial centre near Connaught Place, the Jantar Mantar was built in 1724 and is one of several astronomical observatories raised by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur.
		The Jantar Mantar of New Delhi is only one of the five observatories built by Jai Singh II, the other four being located at Jaipur, Varanasi, Ujjain and Mathura.
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	Jantar Mantar Delhi,Jantar Mantar India,Jantar Mantar Tour,Jantar Mantar picture, Jantar Mantar Tourist ...
		Delhi Tourism > Forts & Monuments > Jantar Mantar, Delhi
		Jai Singh named his observatory Jantar Mantar, which is actually pronounced, as 'Yantra Mantra', yantra for instrument and mantra for formula.
		After the completion of the first Jantar Mantar and with a view to verifying astronomical observations made at Delhi, Jai Singh built similar, even if smaller observatories, at other important Indian cities-Jaipur, Varanasi, Ujjain, and Mathura.
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	Jantar Mantar Observatory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		But before we take a tour of the Jantar Mantar itself let us try to know a little about Sawai Jai Singh and the politico-historical situation prevalent in the early years of the eighteenth century.
		Sawai Jai Singh, the statesman astronomer of India, was born to a royal family on November 3, 1688 in the town of Amber in the state of Rajasthan, India.
		It is said that at the peak of his time, he owned all the land between Delhi and the shores of Gujarat at Surat.
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	Jantar Mantar, India Travelog
		Explore the peculiar architecture of Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, that will surely behold your eyes for a while.
		Jantar Mantar, Jaipur is the most famous and largest of all the five observatory built by Sawai Jai Singh II Jantar Mantar was also included in my sightseeing tour and some how the tour helped me to save my time and energy.
		Jantar Mantar is the most famous and elaborate observatory of its time.
	www.indiatravelog.com /jaipur/jantar-mantar.html (315 words)

	Jantar Mantar, Places to Visit in Delhi, Jantar Mantar in New Delhi - India Travelog
		Situated in the heart of city, Jantar Mantar, is unique observatory established in 1724.
		When I first looked at it, the Jantar Mantar appeared like a gallery of modern art but later I came to know that it is an observatory built by Sawai Jai Singh II of Jaipur during the period 1699-1743.
		My guide acquainted me with the fact that Delhi's Jantar Mantar was the first of the five observatories that he built with large masonary instruments.
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	Jantar Mantar - Forts & Monuments - Delhi
		Situated near Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar is one of the five observatories built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler and founder of Jaipur.
		Constructed in 1724, the giant abstract masonry instruments of Jantar Mantar are the evidence of the technological genius of the times in the field of astronomy.
		He offered to rectify the then available astronomical tables and thus, Jantar Mantar was built in Delhi.
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	India Image : A Gateway for Government of India Info over the web (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Sawai Jia Singh II of Jaipur (1699-1743), a keen astronomer and a noble in the Mughal court, was dissatisfied by the errors of brass and metal astronomical instruments.
		Delhi's Jantar Mantar is the first of the five observatories that he built with large masonary instruments.
		The observatory has the Samrat Yantra, a simple equal hour sun dial, the Ram yantra for reading altitudinal angles; Jai Prakash for ascertaining the position of the sun and other celestial bodies, and the Misra Yantra which is a combination of four scientific gadgets.
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	Jantar Mantar - The magic observatories of India
		Mankind has been interested in the mysteries of fate since the beginning of consciousness and when he learnt astrology and astronomy, his interest resulted in the creation of instruments that would help in making accurate predictions based on the positions of the stars and the planets.
		He built five Jantar Mantars, located at Delhi, Jaipur, Varanasi, Ujjain and Mathura.
		This resulted in the building of Jantar Mantar at Delhi, an observatory where the movements of the Sun, Moon and all other planets would be observed by practising astronomers and the importance of this science would be introduced to the general public.
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	[ANU Asian Studies] Hindi: Jantar Mantar
		It is true that New Delhi is a new city but one does find some old buildings in it.
		The strange red buildings of the Jantar Mantar were built to watch the stars.
		These days the Jantar Mantar is surrounded by beautiful gardens, in which there are some very big palm trees.
	www.anu.edu.au /asianstudies/hindi/jantar (146 words)

	Monuments of Delhi India, Monuments of India, Delhi's Monumental Heritage, Jantar Mantar
		Monuments of Delhi India, Monuments of India, Delhi's Monumental Heritage, Jantar Mantar
		Jantar Mantar at Delhi is one of the five masonry observatories built by Raja Sawai Jai Singh of Rajasthan during the early 18th century AD.
		The Delhi Observatory consists of four main instruments each of which had other subsidiary functionalities inbuilt.
	www.indiaprofile.com /monuments-temples/jantarmantar.htm (619 words)

	Sightseeing in Delhi offers the best of Mughal architecture.
		Though not as large as its compatriot in Jaipur, Jantar Mantar at Delhi is also an attraction for the tourists.
		It is 32 kms north east of Jaipur and 250 km from Delhi, on the Delhi-Jaipur highway.
		Situated on the shores of the Ramgarh Lake, is the Ramgarh Lodge which was the hunting lodge of the former rulers of Jaipur.
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	Sightseeings in Delhi, Jantar Mantar, Red Fort.
		The result was onsite Jantar Mantar in Delhi, an astronomical observatory where the movement of sun, moon and planets could be observed.
		Ahuge sundial known as “Samrat Yantra” or ‘Prince of Delhi’ meant to measure accurate time of the day within half a second and the declination of the sun and other heavenly bodies dominoes it.
		For its inauguration in 1647, the main halls of the palace were draped in rich tapestry and covered with silk from china and velvet from Turkey.
	t2delhi.com /delhi-sightseeings2.php (748 words)

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		Jantar Mantar Delhi,Tour to Jantar Mantar Delhi,Heritage Monument in Delhi,Delhi Heritage Monument,Monuments in Delhi
		Jantar Mantar Delhi - Jantar Mantar is one of the best heritage monument in Delhi located in the fabled Connaught Place area in New Delhi, created and envisioned by the legendary architect, Lutyens, boasts of an observatory of yore in the form of Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India.
		Jantar Mantar, Delhi : City Palace, Jaipur : Hawa Mahal, Jaipur : Lake Palace, Udaipur : Fateh Pur Sikri
	www.exotiqueindia.com /monuments-in-india/jantar-mantar-delhi.html (898 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - National Capital Region
		The Delhi High Court today rejected the interim bail pleas of Sharda Jain, the prime accused in Congress Councillor Atma Ram Gupta murder case, and her brother and co-accused Raj Kumar.
		Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has assured vice-chairman of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) C K Khanna all help for creating additional infrastructure for promotion of cricket in Delhi.
		Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit being presented a memento by vice-chairman of the National Cricket Academy C K Khanna when he called on her.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2004/20040218/ncr.htm (1420 words)

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		Built in 1893, after levelling a hilltop, this cricket pitch at 2444 mt is the world's highest cricket and polo ground.
		The instruments at Jantar Mantar are fascinating for their novel approach.
		Rajouri Garden is in West Delhi, and has West Delhi's biggest cloth market with residential area and eating joints.
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	AllRefer.com - India - Origin and Development \| Indian Information Resource
		Several millennia of interest in astronomy in India eventually resulted in the invention and construction of a network of sophisticated, large-scale astronomical observatories--the Jantar Mantars (meaning "house of instruments")--in the early eighteenth century.
		Constructed of stone, brick, stucco, and marble, the Jantar Mantar complexes were used to determine the seasons, phases of the moon and sun, and locations of stars and planets from points in Delhi, Mathura, Jaipur, Varanasi, and Ujjain.
		The Jantar Mantars were designed and built by a renowned astronomer and city planner, Sawai Jai Singh II, the Hindu maharajah of Amber, between 1725 and 1734, after he been asked by Mohammad Shah, the tenth Mughal emperor, to reform the calendar.
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	jantar mantar in delhi, jantar mantar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Jantar Mantar is an astronomical observatory with masonary instruments, built in 1724 by Jai Singh, the mathematician and astronomer king.
		The Samrat and Yantra supreme instrument, the largest structure shaped like a right-angled triangle, is actually a huge sun-dial; the other five instruments are intented to show the movements of the sun, moon etc.
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	www.delhihotels.net /jantar.htm (78 words)

	lotus temple in Delhi, delhi travel information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Lotus Temple or Bahai Temple is a very recent architectural marval of the Bahai faith and is visible from several spots in south delhi.
		For, life's beauty can be preserved, rising as the lotus out of swampy slime, clean and perfect - a manifestation of god.
		It is one of the architectural land marks of modern DELHI.
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	Travel in India, Ladakh, Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Sri Lanka
		On the Indo Gangetic Plain is the great Thar desert of Rajasthan, with it's palaces and forts, the historic cities of Delhi and Calcutta, the sacred city of Varanasi and the Taj Mahal.
		Old Delhi pulses with the energy, colour, hustle and bustle of the thronged bazaars and is laced by a maze of narrow lanes which twist and turn between tall, leaning houses full of the sights, sounds and aromas of the Indian sub-continent.
		As a complete contrast, New Delhi stands, in formal splendor, like a lone sentry guarding an outpost of a long-gone empire.It is a city of wide boulevards which offers everchanging perspectives of Lutyen's landscaped city.
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	Karunakar's Digital Albums - Jantar Mantar, Delhi
		Misra Yantra – 3 viewsMisra Yantra, located on right side as one enters from gate, primarily used to measure declination.
		Jantar Mantar Holi – 5 viewsTime markings made on western side, the western side tell time from sunrise to solar noon.
		Readings were taken at 5 mins intervals until shadow touched the edge, same procedure continued to other side.
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	Structure Of Jantar Mantar, Or Observatory, Built In 1710, Delhi, India Print by Richard I'Anson at Art.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Structure Of Jantar Mantar, Or Observatory, Built In 1710, Delhi, India Print by Richard I'Anson at Art.com
		This art print was created using a sophisticated digital printer. The Giclee printing process delivers a fine stream of archival ink on archival paper, resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for museum or gallery display.
		Structure Of Jantar Mantar, Or Observatory, Built In 1710, Delhi, India
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	Jantar Mantar Observatory at Delhi
		Jantar Mantar - were a series of masonry observatories built by Raja Swai Jaisingh of Rajasthan during the early 18th century.
		Jai Singh had the Samarkand Observatory of Ulugh Begh as his inspiration - he learned from Indian and Persian sources and innovated modifications on several instruments from his reading.
		The first two listed here having the main functionality of time measurements with some other functions, built in.
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	Hindutva Series : Rationalism - The Intellectual Bedrock of Secularism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Jantar Mantar or Yantra Mantra which means 'Equipment and Technique' looks futuristic, but it was built 250 years back by Raja Jai Singh of Jaipur.
		The Jantar Mantar symbolizes the Triumph of the Human Mind.
		Lines along which there has been hatred, violence and bloodshed all through past human history.
	hindutva.org /rationalism.html (3597 words)

	Tibet House delhi, Tibet House India, Tibet House tour, Tibet House picture, Tibet House tourist attraction, Tibet ...
		Tibet House delhi, Tibet House India, Tibet House tour, Tibet House picture, Tibet House tourist attraction, Tibet House tourist information.
		North Zone -> Delhi -> Delhi -> Tibet house
		The fascinating personal collection of ceremonial items brought by Dalai Lama when he fled Tibet following Chinese aggression is exhibited in Tibet House on Lodi Road.
	www.tourtravelworld.com /hot_spots/delhi/tibet_house (550 words)

	Flit: August 2003 Archives
		But one can't help feeling that when this kind of attack is finally attempted again, it'll be in a country that's easier to enter, ie, not across an ocean.
		An airport in Delhi or Moscow (or Djakarta) would have a much higher chance of payoff for the effort required.
		Opinions expressed within are in no way the responsibility of anyone's employers or facilitating agencies and should by rights be taken as nothing more than one person's half-informed viewpoint on the world.
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