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The Maharaja of Jaipur, Jai Singh was interested in the astronomy and built many observatories for observing the positions of the stars and their routes. He built three such observatories. The one in Varanasi is supposed to be the first in the league, Delhi comes second and by the time he built one in Jaipur he had developed perfection in the art. The observatory here tells the time and the date according to the structure and the sun rays falling on it.
Varanasi Travel Guide