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Rajghat
Location: West Bank of River Yamuna
The mortal remains of Mahatma Gandhi were cremated on this spot on
the west bank of the river Yamuna on the evening of January 31,
1948. A simple open platform inscribed with the Mahatma's last
words, 'Hey Ram' (Oh God) is set in a garden with fountains and a
variety of exotic trees.
About the location
Raj Ghat has a simple memorial to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma
Gandhi, marking the spot where he was assassinated by Nathuram Godse
in 1948. A commemorative ceremony is held here every Friday, the day
he was assassinated. Two museums dedicated to the Mahatma are close
by. The first Prime Minister of India, Jawahar Lal Nehru, was also
cremated to the north of the memorial at Shanti Van(Forest of
Peace). The area is now a beautiful park labelled with trees. The
Zinat-ul Masjid (Most Beautiful of Mosques) towers over the Raj
Ghat.
It has become an essential point of call for all visiting
dignitaries.
About Gandhi Samadhi
Gandhiji was in harmony with the elements of nature. The structure
of the Samadhi reflects his ceramic simplicity. The brick platform
on which his body had been burned, a black marble platform of the
same size - some twelve feet by twelve feet square, and two feet
deep, surrounded by a while marble fence - was erected and the
shores were landscaped.
Around the cenotaph were built earthworks to protect it from the
flooding Yamuna, and these high protective walls have the effect of
transforming an open space into an enclosed garden. The walls are so
broad that a carriage could drive around them.
Trees were planted in the enclosure, and little square plots of
white pebble stones were added for decoration. Usually the black
marble cenotaph is heaped with flowers, and the marble is polished
so brilliantly that it reflected the passing clouds.
Golden words of Mahatma Gandhi.
"We can only win over the opponent by love, never by hate.
Hate is the subtlest from of violence. Hatred injures the hater,
never the hated."
"Modern civilization as represented by the West of today in my
opinion has given matter a place which by right belongs to spirit.
It has therefore put violence upon the throne of triumph and held
under bondage truth and innocence."
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