RAJGHAT AND NATIONAL GANDHI MUSEUM, NEW DELHI

Surprisingly, this vacation, my kids wanted to visit Rajghat, Red Fort, Qutub Minar, Baha'i Temple, Humayun's Tomb and Chatarrpur Mandir etc.  Quite unlike the usual visits to the Amusement parks or Malls, so I was skeptical if kids would enjoy or not.   Hubby dear was busy so my in laws volunteered to show them around. That was so nice of them. We planned our route but somehow Baha'i temple and Humayun's Tomb did not fit in the itinerary. First we visited Rajghat. There were lot of visitors from all over the world, to visit this place with beautiful sprawling lawns and most importantly the cremation ground of the mahaan soul, Mahatma Gandhi. There was a lush of greenery and trees skirted the boundaries of Rajghat, Chaudhary Charan Singh's Samadhi and other samadhis that lie in close to each other.

The cremation ground was marked with a square platform made of a black marble stone. The floor was hot since it was afternoon, so was difficult to walk barefoot for many but nobody wanted to miss the charm of this place. The eternal flame was placed amid the black platform. 'HEY RAM' was written on this simple structure, which commemorates a simple man with an unusual character and simple in his lifestyle and approach.

RAJGHAT (THE CREMATION GROUND OF MAHATMA GANDHI)

(I CLICKED THIS AND ALL THE OTHER PICS FROM MY PHONE CAMERA.)

After visiting Rajghat, we chanced upon the Gandhiji's Museum that was located close to Rajghat. The children insisted to visit the museum so next, we headed to the museum.

NATIONAL GANDHI MUSEUM (GANDHI MEMORIAL MUSEUM)

 GANDHIJI'S STATUE IN THE MUSEUM

As we entered the gates of the Museum we were awestruck by this wonderful statue of Gandhiji, which seemed so real, as if, he was really sitting under the tree. The beautiful gardens added to the freshness and warmth. There were tabloids placed in the gardens which had Gandhiji's sayings engraved on them.

This is the entrance of the museum. It is a simple entrance without any elaborate carving, not very impressive though but what we saw inside was truly amazing! The moment we entered, we found books and souvenirs on display. Further on were a broad stairway and three pictures of Gandhiji that dominated the wall of the stairway. The picture is given below.

There was some sort of serenity in the atmosphere as we went up the stairs. Light was flowing from the window, seemed like the little beams were trying to infuse life in every picture, the museum was all set to tell us a story in the most realistic way. My kids were curious to mount the stairs and see what was on display in the museum. I took full advantage of my camera phone; the authorities were kind and allowed me to click as many pictures I wanted to.

THE FIRST FLOOR