Rajghat

Anna Hazare visited Rajghat en route to Ramlila maidan from Tihar jail for an indefinite fast against the government version of the Lokpal bill, designed to stem corruption.[caption id="attachment_64460" align="alignleft" width="380" caption="Social activist Anna Hazare sits with a child at Rajghat during his protest. AP"][/caption]Rajghat is a memorial that was constructed on Mahatma Gandhi's cremation site in 1948. It is located on the banks of the river Yamuna on MG Road in Delhi.  The memorial consists of a black marble platform, inscribed with the phrase 'Hey Ram!', believed to be the last words Gandhi spoke. It is surrounded by earthworks protecting it from flooding.According to Wikipedia, The design that won the government of India invitational competition had the black marble slab of the memorial surrounded by red earth as none of Gandhiji's ashram residences had any "English lawn". The memorial has gone through a number of design changes since then, a few at the behest of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent 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.