"The light has gone out of our lives..." said Jawaharlal Nehru on January 30, 1948 after Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated. The nation was without a father. Rare images from Bapu's funeral.
February 1948: The niece of Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi) places flower petals on his brow as he lies in state at Birla House, New Delhi, after his assassination. Immediately after this picture was taken the procession left for the burning ghat on the banks of the river Jumna, where the cremation took place.
The body of Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi) lying in state at Birla House, New Delhi, before the funeral cortege leaves for the burning ghats on the banks of the River Jumna
9th February 1948: The ashes of Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, 1869-1948), Indian nationalist leader, are collected at his funeral, held in Delhi and attended by several thousand people.
February 1948: Indian politician and Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1869 - 1964), paying tribute to the Indian statesman and advocate of non-violence, Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi), at a meeting to pay homage to his memory.
The body of Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi) lying in state at Birla House, New Delhi, before the funeral cortege leaves for the burning ghats on the banks of the River Jumna
February 1948: A Sikh priest reciting the scripts from the Gurugranth Saheb, while the body of Indian statesman and advocate of non-violence, Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi), lies in state, covered with a Khadar sheet
17th February 1948: The ashes of assassinated Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948) being carried through the streets of Allahabad before being consigned to the River Ganges. Allahabad, in northern India's Uttar Pradesh State, is one of India's holiest cities, lying at the confluence of the Yamuna and Ganges rivers.
February 1948: A crowd watching the funeral pyre of Indian statesman and advocate of non-violence, Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi), who was assassinated in Delhi.
9th February 1948: The ashes of Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, 1869-1948), Indian nationalist leader, are collected at his funeral, held in Delhi and attended by several thousand people.
February 1948: Indian politician and Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1869 - 1964), paying tribute to the Indian statesman and advocate of non-violence, Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi), at a meeting to pay homage to his memory.
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