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The gnomon and one side of the giant sundial Samrat Jantar Yantra built by Maharajah Jai Singh in 1728 as part of the Jantar Mantar observatory. This is the largest stone astronomical observatory in the World and was built allow observations to be made with great accuracy for the calculation of horoscopes. Jaipur Rajasthan, Republic of India. 11 December 2008

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The gnomon and one side of the giant sundial Samrat Jantar Yantra built by Maharajah Jai Singh in 1728 as part of the Jantar Mantar observatory. This is the largest stone astronomical observatory in the World and was built allow observations to be made with great accuracy for the calculation of horoscopes. Jaipur Rajasthan, Republic of India. 11 December 2008