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The capital of Rajasthan is one of the ideal places to start the discovery of Rajasthan. Jaipur is a young city which would be around 3 centuries old. It was founded by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II of the Kachchawaha dynasty. Like all Rajput kings, Kachchawahas claim to be the descendants of Shri Ram of Ramayana. It is the only city in the world symbolising the nine divisions of the universe through nine rectangular sectors sub dividing it according to the principals laid down in the 'Shilpa Shastra'. and ancient indian architecture.

The concrete structure can measure the time as well as the altitude, map and also the movement of the planets and the stars.

The observatory consists of fourteen major geometric devices for measuring time, predicting eclipses, tracking stars in their orbits, ascertaining the declinations of planets, and determining the celestial altitudes and related ephemerides. The Hindu chhatri (small cupola) on top is used as a platform for announcing eclipses and the arrival of monsoons.

The instruments are in most cases huge structures. The samrat yantra, for instance, which is a sundial, can be used to tell the time to an accuracy of about two seconds in Jaipur local time. It is the world's largest sundial, standing 27 meters tall.

Outside the palace of the city gate is the Jantar Mantar which is a creation related to astronomy. The Jantar Mantar is a collection of architectural astronomical instruments, built by Maharaja (Ruler) Jai Singh II who was a keen to know and study the movements of the sun and earth. The name 'Jantar' means instrument and 'Mantar' means calculation.

Apart from this there are other astronomical observations like this in Ujjain, Banaras and Delhi. But the one is Jaipur is the largest of these.