Jantar Mantar in New Delhi is an observatory, designed to be used with the naked eye. It is one of five Jantar Mantar in India. "Jantar Mantar" means "instruments for measuring the harmony of the heav
Misra Yantra at Jantar Mantar
The Jantar Mantar, ca. 1790 by Thomas Daniell
Another view by Thomas Daniell
The Jantar Mantar in 1858, damaged by fighting during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
Yantra is a geometrical diagram, mainly from the Tantric traditions of the Indian religions. Yantras are used for the worship of deities in temples or at home; as an aid in meditation; and for the ben
Sri Yantra by Harish Johari using traditional colors
The yantra of Matangi, the tantric Saraswati
Cambodian monk covered in yantra tattoos