Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Jantar Mantar, an 18th-century Site for Astronomical Observations, now a World Heritage Site.

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This is the Chakra Yantra, Celestial Observation Instruments for finding the ascension and declination of a planet or celestial body at night.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia
Photo credit: © Charles O. Cecil / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ascension, astronomical, astronomy, celestial, chakra, declination, heritage, india, instruments, jaipur, jantar, kapala, mantar, mughal, site, unesco, world, yantra