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INDIAS HERITAGE
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Karizanga National park
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The jantra Mantra
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Nalanda
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur is a collection of 19 astronomical instruments built by the Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh II, the founder of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The monument was completed in 1734. It features the world’s largest stone sundial, and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is near City Palace and Hawa Mahal.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jantar Mantar is an astronomical observatory built in the 18th century by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in the regal city of Rajasthan, Jaipur. Declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, it comprises of 19 colossal instruments built of stone and marble.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Jaipur astronomical observatory, Jantar Mantar-thought to have been built by the enlightened ruler Sawai Jai Singh II in 1729-is one of the world’s most accurate pre-modern observatories, and attests eighteenth-century efforts to improve understanding of planetary and other cosmic movements.