On day two of of orientation, one of the places we visited was the Raj Ghat. In a nutshell it is the place that Mahatma (Mohandas Karamchand) Gandhi was cremated before having his ashes spread all over India. The staff of the program said that Raj Ghat is a place that every Indian and visitor to India must see and pay homage to, as he is the father of India.
Walking into the Raj Ghat. It is free, so there were a ton(!) of school children (in adorable uniforms) and random Indians and tourists and students (e.g. us, because we are not tourists, hehe).
Eye-Spy: See the man in the orange shirt? That is one of my favorite teachers/staff, Goutam Ji
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Because the Raj Ghat is a sacred place, we had to remove our shoes. There are two sides, one for a paid/secure cubbyhole area (with a guard who stepped out of the pic) and a "use at own risk" free/unsecured side.
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We were all pretty amazed by our first shoe-removal process, haha.
This is a panorama (make sure to scroll) of the Raj Ghat. You can walk around the whole place on this level and on the elevated wall (which you can see in the background)
At this point is hadn't quite hit me yet that I was really in India. It still hasn't really.
It would probably be easier to realize that "I am in the subcontinent of India" if it seemed hard/uncomfortable/dirty/overwhelming/too spicy/ect, but it hasn't at all. Besides for the staring (which I will cover at some other time) I feel totally comfortable, happy and at home. Craziness.
Great information!Love this post,you make it very clear and descriptive. Dad found it on the map
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