EditorialThe Observatory at Delhi. This Observatory, the Jantar-Mantar, was built around 1724 and was one of a series of observatories built by Maharaja Savai Jai Singh II of Jaipur. In the distance is the Ram-Yantra, one of two circular structures used for cal...
EditorialThe Observatory at Delhi. This Observatory, the Jantar-Mantar, was built around 1724 and was one of a series of observatories built by Maharaja Savai Jai Singh II of Jaipur. In the distance is the Ram-Yantra, one of two circular structures used for cal...
EditorialJain yantra found in northern India, 1631. A yantra is an abstract diagram made up of several symbolic geometric forms which is used as an aid to meditation. They are used by Hindus, as well as Buddhists and Jains; this one is identifiedas Jain by its ...