“Pic of the Week”, February 3, 2017: Raj Ghat, India

The Last Journey of Mahatma Gandhi – February 1948 (5)

There is little question that Mahatma Gandhi is the father of modern India.  We’ve previously looked at the home — the old Birla house — in which Gandhi lived the last months of his life; it was on the grounds of this home that he was assassinated.  Today we visit another important site in Gandhi’s life, Raj Ghat.  This post takes the story a step further, discussing what happened to Mahatma Gandhi’s remains after he was killed.

Gandhi’s body was washed and wrapped in fresh white cloth.  He lay at the old Birla House for a less than a day, surrounded and covered by flower petals in the Hindi manner.  From here, a massive procession moved Gandhi’s body to …

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