Delhi Tour

We provide tour of New Delhi, starting by a visit to India Gate. This war memorial designed by Lutyens, commemorates more than 70,000 Indian soldiers who died in World War I, with their names engraved on the arch and foundations. Next, visit the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India. Thememorial combines western and eastern styles and is a masterpiece of symmetry, discipline, silhouette and harmony. Northeast of the Viceroy's House is the Council House, now Sansad Bhawan. You are then taken to the Birla temple which is one of the most popular Hindu shrines in the city and one of Delhi's few striking examples of Hindu architecture. Dedicated to Lakshmi, the goddess of well-being, it is commonly referred to Orissan style with tall curved towers (sikharas) capped by large amalakas. Next follows a visit to the Qutab Minar considered to be the most glorious tower of victory in the world and the prototype of all minars (towers) in India. The inscriptions carved in kufi script tell that the tower was erected to cast the shadow of God over both east and west. The the Qutab Minar is 73m high and consists of five storeys. Next follows a visit to the Bahai temple, an architecturally remarkable building. Constructed in 1980-81, the latest of seven Bahai temples in different parts of the world, it is built out of white marble and in the characteristic Bahai temple shape of a lotus flower. Internally, it creates a feeling of light and space. It is a simple de