Proud to be a Sikkimese: Sikkim Travel, Culture & Local Heritage

From my father's album : DELHI VISIT 1978      NOW     The Teen Murti Bhavan (Teen Murti House) is the former residence in New Delhi, India of the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. He stayed there for 16 years until his own death on 27 May 1964. The house is named after the Teen Murti (literally "three statues") Memorial by British sculptor, Leonard Jennings, which stands on the road junction in front of its extensive grounds. The memorial comprises life-size statues of three soldiers, and was built in 1922 in the memory of the Indian soldiers from three Indian princely states, namely Jodhpur State, Hyderabad State and Mysore State who fought the World War I alongside the British 15th Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade in Haifa, which was then part of the Ottoman Empire. (Wikipedia)

From my father's album : DELHI VISIT 1978 NOW The National Gandhi Museum or Gandhi Memorial Museum is a museum located in New Delhi, India showcasing the life and principles of Mahatma Gandhi. The museum first opened in Mumbai, shortly after Gandhi was assassinated in 1948. The museum relocated several times before moving to Raj Ghat, New Delhi in 1961.

  From my father's album : DELHI VISIT 1978 Yes, it's called the Red Fort, but it was not originally built that way. As per the Archaeological Survey of India, parts of the building were made of lime stone. When the white stone started chipping off, the building was painted red by the British. The Red Fort as we know it was actually called Qila-e-Mubarak or the blessed fort. The Red Fort has two main gates - the Delhi gate and the Lahore gate. The Lahore gate got its name because of its orientation towards Lahore. After all, India and Pakistan used to be the same country once.

The whole structure of Qutub Minar is built using red and buff sandstone. It also has verses from the Quran carved into it. There are 379 stairs which leads to the top. From my father's album : DELHI VISIT 1978

Taj Mahal at Agra was shut for public four times - during World War II, Indo -Pak War 1971, 1978 floods and due to COVID-19 in 2020. From my father's album : DELHI VISIT 1978

From my father's album : DELHI VISIT 1978 NOW The Laxminarayan Temple, also known as the Birla Mandir is a Hindu temple up to large extent dedicated to Laxminarayan in Delhi, India. The temple, inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi, was built by Jugal Kishore Birla from 1933 and 1939 of Birla family, thus, the temple is also known as Birla Temple. The side temples are dedicated to Shiva, Krishna and Buddha. The highest shikhara of the temple above the sanctum sanctorum is about 160 feet high. The temple faces the east and is situated on a high plinth. The shrine is adorned with fresco paintings depicting his life and work. The icons of the temple are in marble brought from Jaipur. Kota stone from Makarana, Agra, Kota, and Jaisalmer was used in the construction of the temple premises. The Geeta Bhawan to the north of the temple is dedicated to Lord Krishna. Artificial landscape and cascading waterfalls add to the beauty of the temple. ( Wikipedia )