New Delhi

This post should have been published earlier.  Susan and I came to New Delhi, the capital of India, in a train from Dehra Dun.  My brother, Mr. Jacob Mathews, who had arrived Delhi earlier from Ahmedabad for business related to his work, met us at the train station, and together we went to stay at the YMCA hostel. Most of the sites we visited in Delhi were of historical and national importance: India Gate, Red Fort, Kutab Minar, Rajghat (Gandhi's site of cremation), Humayun's tomb, and Indira Gandhi Museum.
On the last day we visited the Baha' i  House of Worship, called the Lotus Temple.  This temple made of marble is spectacular and beautiful.  This faith was originated in Iran and based on the view that all humanity is one race.  The visitors, formed in groups, were welcomed into its large auditorium for few minutes of silent meditation.  It was very tranquil and peaceful.  While in Delhi, we visited three of my cousins also. On the last day of February, we took an early flight out of Delhi and arrived Bangalore just in time to see Jonu, our daughter-in-law, off to the US.  Next day, I took a taxi and went to the Christian Ashram about which I had already written in my previous blog.

Qutb Minar, built in 1193. Inside the complex is an iron pillar  built in 4th Century

Jacob and Susan in front of India Gate, a memorial to soldiers who died in wars

Red sandstone gateway to the Red Fort built in 1639

Rajghat, Site of Mahatma Gandhi's cremation 

The Lotus Temple: Baha' i House of Worship