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What is Jantar Mantar

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Examining a New Paradigm of Heritage With Philosophy, Economy, and Education
These are astronomical observatories constructed at Jaipur, Ujjain, Mathura and Varanasi in India between 1724 and 1730 by Rajput king Jai Singh-II.
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Cultural Heritage and Tourism Development: A Case Study of Rajasthan
Jyoti Kumar Chandel (Birla Institute of Technology, India) and Priyanshu Sharma (Birla Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 11
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3636-0.ch014
Abstract
This chapter aims to offer valuable insight into different aspects of cultural heritage, heritage tourism, and status of cultural tourism development in the state of Rajasthan, India. Status of UNESCO World Heritage sites has been examined from the trends of visitors and revenue generation. Results of data analysis indicate the very slow annual average growth rate of international tourists to UNESCO World Heritage sites while for domestic tourists, this rate is encouraging and progressive. Institutional set up to manage heritage in Rajasthan has been examined. Important challenges faced by heritage have been described.
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