New Delhi Tourism Best of New Delhi, India

Swaminarayan Akshardham an imposing cultural monument on the banks of tha yamuna in new delhi it combines traditionl stone art and architecture indian culture and civilization anciant values and wisdom and the best of  morden technology the main monumant is a marvel in pink sandstonand white marble that is 141 feet hight 316 feet wide and 370 feet long designed and sculpted entirety according to the ancient shastras profusely carved with 234 ornate pillars over 20.000 murtis of deitios and rishis and delicate stetues decorativ arches and layers of sculpted indian flora and fauna reviving authentic hindu carvings the monument rises on the shoulders of 148 huge stone elephaents depisthing anciant tales from puranas and panchtantra... 
                                Akshardham
Akshardham

     This was the official residence of pandit jawaharlal nehru the first prime minister of india and after his death it was converted into a museum. Through pictures and other literature, the various facets of the life of pandit nehru havebeen shown. there is also a light-and-sound show with facets of nehru's life.                
                               Teen Murti Bhawan
 Teen Murti Bhawan


 Another landmark close to connaught place built by industrialist raja baldev birla in 1938 the temple is an important site and conteins idols of several deities mahatma gandhi who inaugurated the temple was a regular visitor and often prayed there the presiding deity is lakshmi narain .                             
                               Birla Mandir
Birla Mandir

Acomplex of temples called chhattarpur mandir is beyond the qutab minar in mehrauli dediceted to goddess durga it is built in south indian stayle the temple complex is spred over a large area with beautiful lawns and gardens though gevotees visit these temples through the year durning tha navratras devotees come from near and far during tha festivals there are special bus to these temples.
Chhattarpur Temple
Chhattarpur Temple



kushak-i-ferozshah popularly known as feroz shah kotla stands on mathura road, just outside delhi gate.the citadel of the historic city of ferozabad bounded by a 30 ft high wall was built in the year 1354 a.d by the emperor feroj shah tuglak excepting ashoka 's 36 ft and 8 inches long stone piller embedded in a masonry a mosque and a baoli the rest of the structures including the wazir 's house near the nothtern wall the zanana mahal and diwan i khas are all lying in heaps of ruins .
                                Ferozshahkotla
Ferozshahkotla
At the eastern end of rajpath is india gate a memorial dedicated to the soldiers who died during world war ii the 42 m memorial which features an etarnal flame is yet another work by lutyens the green lawns that surr
                                India Gate
India Gate

isckon temple dedicated to the lord krishna is built on a hilly place by the hare-rama hare-krishna cult follwers. it was completed in 1998, this is a comlex of temple. currently the main attraction of the temple is the robort, who enact and preach the gita. the magnificent temple has 'shikharas' at a height of 90-feet above the ground level.the hall of the temple is centrally air-condioned with a capacity to accommodate about 1,500 peple. beautiful world describe the architectute of the temple midly... at the entrance are two statues of the guards of vekunth. there are beautiful paintings of russin artists on the different past times of radha krishna, sita, ram, laxman, hanuman and chaitanya mahaprabhu.special programmes like kirtan, aarti, pravachan and prasadam are held every sunday between noon to 3.00pm.
                
                                Iskcontemple
Iskcontemple


 within the connaught place area is the jantar mantar observatory built by the rajput king of jaipur, sawai jai singh in 1724. it is believed to have been built with masonry instruments for observing the movement for stars and the planet. the comlex has a large sun built in 1727.
                      
                               Jantarmantar
Jantarmantar

 Lotus temple is very recent architectural marvel of the bahai faith, it is lotus shaped. it is made of marble, cement dolomite and sand. it is open to faith and is an idal place for meditation and obtaining peace and tranqility.
                          
                               Lotustemple
Lotustemple

  Also called the sansad bhavan, the seat of the indian  Parliament is a gorgeous piece designed by lutyens. visitors are not allowed to loiter the building, which consists halls, unless special permission is obtain. but-even from the outside  there is much to admire about this domed almost circular building whose circumference measures almost a kilometer.                       
                                Parliamenthouse
  Parliamenthous






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