Delhi is the capital city of India located in northern India. It has a number of historic monuments from its various empires including the Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb, Qutub Minar, and Jama Masjid. Important modern sites include India Gate, Akshardham Temple, and Lotus Temple. Raj Ghat memorializes independence leader Mahatma Gandhi.

2. (िदिल्ली)
• Dilli refers to Delhi in Hindi (िदिल्ली).
• Darshan is a term meaning sight , vision,
glimpse, or apparition.
It is most commonly used for “visions of the
divine” i.e. of a god or a very holy person or

3.  Delhi is the second-largest city in India and, with over 11
million residents, the eighth largest metropolis in the world by
population. It is a federally administered union territory
officially known as the National Capital Region (NCR).
 It is the site of many ancient and medieval monuments,
archaeological sites and remains.
 When India gained independence from British rule in
1947, New Delhi was declared as the capital of India.
 Owing to the migration of people from across the
country, Delhi has grown to be a cosmopolitan city. Its rapid
development and urbanisation, coupled with the relatively
high average income of its population, has transformed the
city. Today Delhi is a major cultural, political, and

4. Delhi, being the capital of many empires for
centuries - especially of Mughal India, has a
number of forts and monuments to boast of. The
city has blended the past and the present
beautifully. There are strong citadels, such as
Red Fort, Old Fort, Jantar Mantar, Tombs of the
royal personages and Qutub Minar, which are
counted amongst some of the most luring
monuments of the capital city of India.
Besides these, one can find a number of other
beautiful tombs, mosques and buildings
throughout the city that have interesting history
and legends attached to them. The lifestyle of the
people of New Delhi is interwoven with the age

6. HUMAYUN’S TOMB
• Humayun's tomb is a complex of buildings
in Mughal architecture built by the Mughal
emperor Humayun.
• It is located in Nizamuddin East, Delhi,
India.
• The complex is a World Heritage Site and
the first example of this type of Mughal
architecture in India.

8. • The Yantra Mandir (literally the 'temple of
instruments', and often called the Jantar
Mantar ) located in the modern city of New
Delhi, Delhi. It consists of 13 architectural
astronomy instruments, built by Maharaja
Jai Singh II of Jaipur, from 1724 onwards,
and is one of five built by him, as he was
given by Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah
the task of revising the calendar and
astronomical tables.
• The primary purpose of the observatory was
to compile astronomical tables, and to predict

10. RED FORT
• The Red Fort of Delhi was built by the great
Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
• The Red Fort or the Lal Qila is located in the
heart of Old Delhi.
• It took more than 10 million rupees during
the reign of Shah Jahan to create this
structure in red sandstone.
• The President of the country hoists the
national flag on the Independence day(15th
August) at the Red Fort.

12. •
India gate
The India Gate is one of the largest war
memorials in India situated in the heart of New
Delhi.
• India Gate is prominent landmark in Delhi
and commemorates the members of the erstwhile
British Indian Army who lost their lives fighting for
the Indian Empire in World War I and the Afghan
Wars.
• Following India's independence, India
Gate became the site of Indian Army's Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier, known as the Amar Jawan Jyoti.

14. • Akshardham is a hindu temple complex in Delhi.
• The famous Akshardham Temple of Delhi has entered in the Guinness Book
of World Records as the largest Hindu temple complex in the world.
• The complex displays centuries of traditional Indian and Hindu culture,
spirituality, and architecture.
• The building was inspired and moderated by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the
spiritual head of the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan
Sanstha, whose 3,000 volunteers helped 7,000 artisans construct
Akshardham.
• The temple, which attracts approximately 70 percent of all tourists who
visit Delhi, was officially opened on 6 November 2005.
• It sits on the banks of the Yamuna River adjacent to the proposed 2010
Commonwealth Games village.

16. Lotus Temple
• Lotus Temple is one of the remarkable
architectures located at Kalkaji in New Delhi.
• The temple is in the shape of a lotus flower and
has received recognition from all over the world
for its splendid architecture.
• Lotus is a symbol of peace, purity, love and
immortality. It is this particular specialty of Lotus
flower which makes the flower an important icon
in Indian culture and society. This is why the
design of Lotus temple has been inspired by lotus
flower.

18. JAMA
MASJID
• Jama Masjid is the largest mosque in India. Located
in Old Delhi.
• The mosque has the capacity to accommodate
25000 devotees.
• Jama Masjid was completed in 1656 AD and it was
again the great Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan
behind this architectural masterpiece.
• Close to some 5000 craftsmen were involved in the
construction of the mosque.
• It is located in Old Delhi, just opposite to the

20. QUT M
UB INAR
• Qutub Minar is a tower in Delhi and is
the world's tallest brick minaret.
• It was constructed by India's first
Muslim ruler Qutb-ud-din Aibak and
the topmost storey of the minaret
was completed by Firuz Shah
Tughluq.
• The Qutub Minar is notable for being
one of the earliest and most
prominent examples of Indo-Islamic
architecture.
• It is surrounded by several other
ancient and medieval structures and
ruins, collectively known as Qutub
complex.

22. • Raj Ghat is a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi(a major political and
spiritual leader of India ) It is a black marble platform that marks
the spot of Gandhi's cremation on 31 January, 1948.
• It is left open to the sky while an eternal flame burns perpetually
at one end. It is located on the banks of the river Yamuna in Delhi
in India.
• In recent years, it has become customary for foreign dignitaries
visiting India to pay their respects to Gandhi at the Raj Ghat by
laying flowers or wreaths on the platform.
• As a sign of respect, visitors are required to remove footwear
before approaching the memorial. A commemorative ceremony is
held every Friday. Prayer sessions are held at the Raj Ghat on
Gandhi's birth and death anniversaries.