The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c9.s1.15

c9.s1.15

On each side of the wall sections are notches in which sighting bars can be placed horizontally. The construction is illustrated in plates XIII, XVII, and XXI and in figures 47, 48 and 49. Figure 41 gives a good view of the buildings as a whole. Examples of the Rām Yantra exist at Delhi and Jaipur only and the Jaipur instrument is quite a modern one.¹