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Thursday, 3 November 2011

Jantar Mantar, Jaipur

Jai Singh's amazing stone astronomical observatory built in the early 18th Century and a perfect blue sky.

Jantar Mantar sky and slab

Jantar Mantar 4

Jantar Mantar 1

Jantar Mantar 2

Jantar Mantar with birds 2

BBC Radio 4 did an excellent programme on this place if you want to find out more about it. In Our Time, Jantar Mantar.