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.