Deeg, Bharatpur: 34 km from Bharatpur, Deeg is an ancient city known for its famous palaces, gardens and fountains and ruins of the old fortress, which contributed considerably in the making of the Jat principality. Deeg was the first capital of the newly carved out Jat state, when Badan Singh ascended the throne ruler in 1722. It is said that the Jat rulers of Deeg and Bharatpur impressed by the grandeur of the Mughal courts of Agra and Delhi, brought all items like gates, stone slabs, beam, from Mughal areas and used them in the construction or decoration of their places.
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur: Jantar Mantar of Jaipur, the 'Yantralaya' of Sawai Jai Singh II built on his designs, is the largest of five astronomical observatories founded by him in 1716. The others are at Delhi, Ujjain, Mathura and Varanasi. It is a marvel in itself with its huge masonry instruments of extraordinary precision that can still be used quite efficiently.
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