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Man Mandir Observatory
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Man Mandir Observatory is located at Man Mandir Ghat on the banks of River Ganga, much above the high water level next to the Dashashwamedha Ghat and adjoining the palace of Raja Jai Singh of Jaipur. Compared to the instruments of Jantar Mantar at Jaipur and Delhi, there are few instruments in Varanasi but it has a unique equatorial sundial which is functional and facilitates measurements to be observed and recorded by one person. The palace Man Mahal, popularly known as Man Mandir is located adjacent to the Man Mandir Observatory. Man Mandir Observatory is famous especially for its masonry observatory.
