Because of their monumental size, the different instruments at Jantar Mantar attract a great deal of tourist attention.
The astrolabes, celestial spheres, and sundials were thought to have a practical applications in the lives of Jai Singh's subjects: farming, marriage, death. Astrology was the science of the Vedas, the ancient tomes which have become living testaments to the perseverance and transmutation of Indian culture and civilization.
