Actually a series of temples, nestled in a canyon.
Galleries
Jantar Mantar
Maharaja Jai Singh II (1699-1743) was an avid astrologer. He built the world’s largest sundial (accurate to within three seconds) and several other astrometric devices in his courtyard in Jaipur, plus three smaller copies in other cities.
There are smaller sundials aligned with particular constellations (you’ll notice azimuth and elevation angle written on the paintings)- the use of these was not clear to me, but I was intrigued by the paintings of the astrological signs : some familiar, some not.
Protected: Monkey Temple – Family
Protected: Jantar Mantar – Family
Protected: Chand Baori – Family
Delhi
A few stops in India’s capital: a Sikh temple, a stepwell, the gardens by Humayun’s tomb, and the B’hai “lotus temple”.
Protected: Delhi – Family
Protected: Rub Al Khali – Family
Protected: Madagascar – Family
Return to Cape Point
We took some side roads this time, saw more wildlife.
