Man Singh Observatory | Varanashi | Man Mahal | Man Mandir

Man Mandir or Man Mahal. This beautiful piece of architecture was constructed in the 16th century by the king of Amer, Raja Maan Singh and that’s how it got its name, Maan Mandir Ghat. Earlier the name of this place was Someshwar.

The first mention of Man Mandir Ghat was done by James Prinsep. After the construction of this Fort, the king of Jaipur, Raja Sawai Singh II has built Vedshalas at the Fort. He had also built similar observatories in Delhi, Mathura, Jaipur and Ujjainn astrological study.

Some of the instruments of this observatory include the Samrat Yantra whose primary objective is to indicate the apparent solar time or local time of a place. The Nadivlay Yantra is used to determine whether the celestial body is in the Northern or the Southern Hemisphere.

While the Chakra Yantra is used for measuring the declination of the Sun, moon and the stars and their distance in time hour angle for meridian.

The Digansha Yantra measures the angle of azimuth of a celestial body and the Dhakshinottara Bhitti Yantra is used to measure the meridian altitude or the zenith distance of an object such as the Sun, the moon or the planets.

Address

Dashashvamedh ghat, Bangali Tola, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221001

How To Reach

Nearest Airport :Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport

Nearest Railway Station :Varanasi Junction Railway Station

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Opening Hours

Opening Time :08:00:00 am

Closing Time :05:00:00 pm

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