Allahabad Observatory

Observatory in Uttar Pradesh, India

The Allahabad Observatory located in the suburb of Jhusi, just outside Prayagraj is the centre responsible for maintaining the Indian Standard Time.^[1] The observatory is located at 82.5°E longitude, which translates to an exact time difference of 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) i.e. UTC+05:30.^[2]

References

^ "Allahabad". Indian Institute of Geomagnetism. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^ Latief Ahmad, Raihana Habib Kanth, Sabah Parvaze, Syed Sheraz Mahdi (20 December 2017). "Chapter 2 Agro-meteorological Observatory 2.8 Calculation of Local Mean Time". Experimental Agrometeorology: A Practical Manual. Springer. p. 11. ISBN 978-3-319-69184-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Prayagraj landmarks

Buildings and
structures

Bridges	New Yamuna Bridge Old Naini Bridge
Government	Allahabad High Court State Police Headquarters
Museums and libraries	Allahabad Museum Allahabad Public Library Anand Bhavan
Observatories and Planeteriums	Allahabad Observatory Jawahar Planetarium
Parks and Gardens	Alfred Park Chandra Shekhar Azad Park Khusro Bagh Minto Park
Places of worship	Triveni Sangam Saraswati Ghat Shankar Viman Mandapam All Saints Cathedral St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Shopping centers and Markets	Civil Lines Chowk
Sports	Madan Mohan Malviya Stadium
Structures	Swaraj Bhavan Mayo Memorial Hall University of Allahabad Allahabad Fort Garhwa Fort
Transport	Prayagraj Junction Prayagraj Airport Prayagraj Metrolite

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