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Five early C18 observatories in India
A Jantar Mantar is an assembly of stone-built astronomical instruments, designed to be used with the naked eye. There were five Jantar Mantars in India, built between 1724 and 1735. All were built at the command of the Sawai Jai Singh II, who had a keen interest in mathematics, architecture and astronomy. A total of five Jantar Mantars were constructed across North India: Jaipur, Delhi, Ujjain, Varanasi, and Mathura. These compilations or Mishra Yantra gather up to 19 different astronomical instruments.
More on Wikipedia ↗Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday slammed the government after Delhi Police detained Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das and Ajinkya Shinde near Jantar Mantar, questioning whether hoisting the national flag at the protest site had become a violation of the law.
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday condemned the detention of his colleagues at Jantar Mantar, declaring that anyone who considered hoisting the national flag...
Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) activist Abhijit Dipke on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the government following the detention of his team members in Delhi, declaring that those who view the hoisting of the national flag at Jantar Mantar as a violation of law are "traitors."