| Raj Ghat is the Samadhi or memorial of Mohandas | | | | Nation, Gandhi or Bapu as he is fondly |
| Karamchand Gandhi better known as Mahatma | | | | remembered stays alive in our hearts forever. It |
| Gandhi, located on the banks of the Yamuna | | | | gives a great sense of pride to observe the |
| River. Dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi after his | | | | customary tradition wherein foreign dignitaries |
| death on January 31, 1948, the Raj Ghat is a | | | | visiting India make it a point to lay wreath or |
| simple square platform made up of black marble | | | | flowers and pay their homage to one of the |
| open to the sky with an eternal flame burning | | | | great souls of mankind - Mahatma Gandhi. |
| bright at one end throughout the day and night. | | | | The bank of river Yamuna houses many more |
| The memorial rests within a walled enclosure. Lush | | | | memorials in honour of the contributors to the |
| green lawns sprawl across either side of a stoned | | | | nation, all closely situated to Raj Ghat. Towards |
| footpath that leads to the memorial. There are a | | | | the north of Raj Ghat rests the Samadhi of |
| number of trees in the premises planted by | | | | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, known as the Shantivan |
| various dignitaries on a visit to the memorial; the | | | | or the Forest of Peace. An interesting piece of |
| trees are labelled with the names of the people | | | | information is that the landscapes and the floral |
| who planted them. One cannot fail to notice the | | | | arrangement of these memorials were designed |
| inscribed words "Hey Ram" on the memorial which | | | | by Sydney Percy -Lancaster, the Secretary of |
| are believed to be the last words spoken by the | | | | the Agri Horticultural Society of India during those |
| Mahatma himself at the time of his death. The | | | | days. |
| simplicity of this construction depicts the simple | | | | Every child is also aware of the fact that |
| life led by Mahatma Gandhi. | | | | Mahatma Gandhi was a peace-loving man. He |
| As a mark of respect, visitors visiting the | | | | believed in truth and non-violence and led India to |
| memorial are requested to treat this holy place as | | | | attain her freedom in 1947. His simplicity can be |
| one would treat a temple. One has to remove | | | | marked by his lifestyle and high thoughts. He lived |
| footwear before proceeding towards the | | | | in a self sufficient set up, ate simple vegetarian |
| memorial. A ceremony in the honour of Mahatma | | | | food and wore simple clothes in the form of the |
| Gandhi is held every Friday which happens to be | | | | traditional Indian dhoti and a shawl. The dhoti was |
| the day he breathed his last. Prayer sessions are | | | | made from the yarn that spun out of his |
| held on every January 31st and October 2nd | | | | Charkha. He worked towards ending poverty, |
| every year to mark Gandhi's birth and death | | | | eradicating caste and creed discriminations. |
| anniversaries. This proves that the Father of our | | | | |