Navigation gallery exhibits at Odisha State Maritime Museum, Cuttack

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The Navigation Gallery at Odisha State Maritime Museum displays instruments and objects related to maritime navigation. Exhibits include an oxygen cylinder with accessories, a stand clock, a vacuum pressure gauge, a magnetic compass, a wooden scale box, a precision barometer, a sand clock, a measuring sextant, a marine compass, a sundial clock, and a boat-shaped wall clock. These items represent tools historically used for navigation, measurement, and timekeeping at sea. The gallery also features life-size figures dressed in standard naval uniforms, positioned at a chart table to demonstrate navigational practices. One figure wears a white uniform, while another is dressed in light blue with dark trousers. The display presents a structured interpretation of maritime operations and navigati