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The Jantar Mantar was envisioned
as a pursuit for finding out the unknown
things in the universe. The Jantar Mantar
is an altered form of the Sanskrit expression
Yantras mantra implying instruments and
formulae. It was built not only to confirm
astronomy interpretations prepared at Jaipur,
but in addition to arouse curiosity in astronomy.
The observatory at Jaipur has the Samrat
Yantra, the Jai Prakash Yantra, Ram Yantra
and the 'complex device' includes a sun
dial and a huge hemisphere on the northern
wall.
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Hawa-Mahal
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| Jaipur is a mesmerizing metropolitan
but to make the town absorbing, it has huge
palaces and other constructions that are architectural
marvels. The extended crenellated fortifications
shielding the town and the enormous gateways
guarding the doorway to the town are all in
pink. Even the women who come to the city
market from their neighboring villages are
dressed in pink, gorgeous yellow, red and
blue. Men clothed in white dhoti and shirts
bear splendid turbans on their head, which
are mostly in colors of pink, red and yellow.
Jaipur, like the whole of Rajasthan, adores
color and pink more habitually than not.
In the midst of this uprising of colors,
the City Palace of Jaipur stands tall at
the heart. This imperial abode is the tallest
construction in the entire compound.
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Ajmer-e-Sharif Dargaah
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| The ultimate resting place
for 'Gharib-Nawaz', Mohinuddin Chisti is situated
in Ajmer. Populace of all religious convictions
visits the Dargaah of Khwaja Mohinuddin Chisti.
The Khwaja left for heavenly abode in 1256
AD after a 6 day prayer in isolation. These
6 days are celebrated each year as the yearly
Urs, which is attended by countless pilgrims
irrespective of their faith. The shrine is
well thought-out to be a place of wish realization
for those who pray with pious and unadulterated
hearts. It is said that Emperor Akbar sought
blessings for his child at the Dargaah.
The entrance to the Dargaah is all the
way through the Dargaah Bazaar that guides
to the inside square. The elevated entrance
has skillfully imprinted silvery doors.
In the square are kept two huge cauldrons
with capacity of 2240 kg and 4480 kg. On
particular occasions, 'Kheer' cooked in
these cauldrons is dispersed amongst the
pilgrims. The grave of the Sufi Saint is
enclosed by a silver fence and is partly
roofed with a marble screen. The descendant
of Shah Jahan had built a prayer area in
the Dargaah for the women devotees. The
location of the Dargaah also has the tomb
of Bhishti, tomb of Saint's daughter-Bibi
Hafiz Jama, tomb of Shah Jahan's daughter
Chimni Begum.
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