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4 km away from Janpath to the N-East of
Feroz Shah near Delhi Gate at Ring Rd on the bank of Jamuna
situated Rajghat. Jawaharlal Nehru Rd also ends opp.
Rajghat. On 31st Jan. 1948, Mahatma Gandhi's last rites was
performed here. The memorial stone of Gandhi is square in
shape made of black stone. His last ward- 'Hey Ram' is
inscribed on it.
Ordinary people, VIPs, foreign tourists all come here at
Rajghat to pay their homage to him. On every Friday (the day
of his death) a prayer is being held. Except Monday, a
regular feature of projecting Gandhi philosophy in picture,
sculpture and photos from 10-00 to 17-00 is being performed
at Rajghat. Besides, there is Gandhi Memorial Museum
projecting his life and the philosophy of Sarvodaya Movement
in film from 9-30 to 17-30 except Thursday and on Sunday at
16-00 in Hindi and 17-00 in English.
Another Gandhi memorial is Gandhi Balidansthal or
assassinated spot at Tis January Marg of the city. On 30
Jan. 1948 on his way to prayer at Biral Bhawan , he was
assassinated by bullets. Hence, this memorial.
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