Raj Ghat Memorial Complex
A black marble platform on the Yamuna's bank marks the exact spot where Gandhi was cremated on 31 January 1948 — the eternal flame at its end has burned ever since.
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The complex concentrates post-independence India's political history onto 245 acres: Gandhi's samadhi anchors it, and a walk through the grounds passes individual memorials for Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Vajpayee, and three other former leaders. The name itself traces back to the Yamuna ghats — "Royal Steps" once climbed from the river below.
What to look for
- The black marble platform marking Gandhi's cremation site, with the eternal flame positioned at one end
- The stone footpath that leads through to the walled enclosure housing Gandhi's memorial
- The cluster of separate samadhis for leaders including Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Atal Bihari Vajpayee scattered across the wider grounds
On Delhi's Ring Road, east of Daryaganj on the west bank of the Yamuna — hours and entry requirements not confirmed in source, check locally before visiting.
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More to see in Delhi
- Red FortThe ramparts where Jawaharlal Nehru raised India's flag on 15 August 1947 still host that ceremony every Independence Day.
- Qutb MinarSuccessive dynasties handed this tower off across 170 years — Aibak started it in 1199, Firuz Shah Tughlaq capped it with a cupola in 1368.
- Humayun's TombThe red-sandstone ancestor of the Taj Mahal — commissioned by an empress, designed by Persian architects, and finished a century before Agra.
- Jama MasjidShah Jahan built his imperial mosque at the highest point of Shahjahanabad — the Mughal capital — and it was regarded as a symbolic gesture of Mughal power across India.
- Lotus TempleTwenty-seven marble petals, grouped in threes, fold into a single hall where any person of any faith walks in without condition.
- India GateAround 13,300 names carved in stone — soldiers lost across Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, and the Afghan frontier.