Course Introduction

Birla Temple

• AM 9:00~

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Morning meeting near at Birla temple by 9am welcome by our representative with Garland and Indian Masala Tea and we will provide a traditional Turban which you can wear and roam the city like a local throughout the tour and at the end, have to return the turbans to our representatives. Later, by 9.15 go for sightseeing of Birla temple. This temple was built in 1939 and dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Most interesting fact about the temple is, it was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi and it is open for all the castes. This place is popular for god lovers, history buffs and Nirvana seekers. Later in the evening you can enjoy the Arti at Birla Temple.

Birla Temple: Birla Mandir (Birla Temple) refers to different Hindu temples or Mandirs built by the Birla family. The first one was built in 1939 in Delhi collectively by Ghanshyamdas Birla and his brothers, as well his father. Later temples have been built by, and are managed by different branches of the family. The total number of Birla temple in India right now is 19 out which 5 of them are still under construction.

President House

• AM 10:30~

Then, drive to President House. Where, we can see the most iconic 330 acre estate which was built by British architect in 1911. It has 340 rooms. Interesting fact is the president house is made of 700 million bricks and three million cubic feet of stone and it is 14 times (appx) costlier than the “White House” of America with figure- President house of India cost approx 50 million dollars where as White house cost just merely 3.6 million dollars approx. It took almost 17 years to complete this whole palace.

President House: Presidential Residence previously "Viceroy's House" is the official home of the president of India. President was built in the year of 1912-29.

Parliament House

• AM 11:00~

After the tour of president house we will have a trip of Parliament house which was also known as Council House at the time of British Raj. It took 6 years to complete the construction of the building with total cost of 8.3 million Indian rupees. The whole parliament is circular shape. The rare fact of Indian parliament is that it has striking similarities with 64 Yogini temple which was built in 11th century. Parliament house have 247 pillars.

Parliament House
: The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. The Parliament is composed of the President of India and the houses. It was founded in the year of 1950. The Construction of this building was started in the year of 1921.

India Gate

• PM12:00~

After the tour of it, our representative will take you to the India gate. India Gate is a memorial to 70000 soldiers of British India who died in the period 1914-21 in First World War and third Anglo-Afghan War. India gate is one of the largest war memorials in India. It took nearly 10 years to complete the construction, which ended in 1931. It has of 42 meters. At India gate there is various movies has been shot of Bollywood.

India Gate
: The India Gate originally called the All India War Memorial. India Gate is a memorial to 70,000 soldiers of the British Indian Army who died in the period 1914–21 in the First World War. It was establish in 1921 Feb, 10th.

Old Delhi - Chandni Chowk

• PM 13:00~

After that we will drive to Old Delhi where we can take rickshaw ride for 1 Hour (apprx) upto Jama Masjid. Rickshaw puller will show you one of the most happing markets of Delhi called Chandni Chowk. You will find both sides of the road- street foods which too have a long history and heritage buildings and among oldest buildings. Even sweets vender is doing business in this area for last or even more than over 100 years. It’s a crowded and includes the old Delhi where we can see one the biggest Seasoning/Spices market and market which has long story and busiest among Delhi market. Old Delhi is well known for its cuisine. Old Delhi being the seat of Mughal Empire for over two centuries and has become a modern hub for its cuisine. Mughal cuisine is becoming famous for over the years and you can enjoy Mughals cuisine in most part of the India. Even documentary has been made in Old Delhi because of its Cuisines. Famous Youtuber like “The Food Ranger” shot their document in Old Delhi. Various Bollywood movies have been made in Old Delhi. May be sooner or later Old Delhi is becoming a Heritage site because of its history. Even we enjoy the tangy juicy street food any time we pay the visit to Old Delhi.

Old Delhi
: Old Delhi or Purani Dilli was founded as a walled city of Delhi, India, founded as Shahjahanabad in 1639, when Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor at the time, decided to shift the Mughal capital from Agra.

Jama Masjid

• PM 14:00~

Then after, we will head to Jama Masjid for sightseeing on E-rickshaw or on rickshaw puller. During the journey from OLD Delhi to Jama Masjid we can witness the the historical building and their architecture of the buildings. Jama Masjid is the largest mosque in India. It was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan between 1644 and 1656 at a cost of 1 million rupees. More than 5000 workers helped in the construction of this mosque and more than 25000 people can attend prayer inside the mosque at a time. The mosque is built on an expansive elevated stone platform that is accessible through flights of stairs from three sides, east (35 steps), north (39 steps) and south (33 steps). We can witness old transcript of the Quran printed on deer skin, the footmarks, sandals, and a red beard-hair of the Holy Prophet Mohammad.

Jama Masjid
: This great mosque of Old Delhi is the largest in India, with a courtyard capable of holding 25,000 devotees. It was begun in 1644 and ended up being the final architectural extravagance of Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor who built the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort.

Gandhi House(Babu’s House)

• PM 15:00~

Gandhi Smriti, New Delhi (Image courtesy: ©Flickr/Matt Stabile/CC BY-SA 2.0)

After the site visit we will drive to nearest restaurant to refill and charge up to see the next destination with some more enthusiasm and with great energy because next destination is of Babu’s house, also called Gandhi house, whom nation call him “Father of the nation”. This name is given to a man considered the driving force behind the establishment of this country called “INDIA”.
This is the place where Mahatma Gandhi spent his last days. During his final stay, Mahatma Gandhi stayed here from 9 September 1947 to 30 January 1948 when he was assassinated. You are going to find everything what Mahatma Gandhi was using in his last days. You will see many souvenirs from that time. Even Gandhi’s cloths, sleepers, Charkha, books and many other things which is still in display.

Gandhi House
: Gandhi Smriti formerly known as Birla House or Birla Bhavan, is a museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi. It is the location where Mahatma Gandhi spent the last 144 days of his life and was assassinated on 30 January 1948.

Gurudwara Bangla Sahib

• PM 16:00~ / 8th Sightseeing(Gurudwara Bangla Sahib)

Then we will visit Gurudwara Bangla Saheb. This is the place where the 8th Guru of Sikh, Guru Har Krishan resided here during his stay in Delhi. At that time, Guru Har Krishan helped the suffering people by giving aid and fresh water from the well at his house who was suffering from small pox and cholera epidemic. Its water is now revered as having healing properties and is taken by Sikhs throughout the world back to their homes. Where, thousands of people eat free food on daily basis, where, the person who is billionaires serves to poor people. You can evidence all these at this place.

Gurudwara Bangla Sahib
: Gurdwara Bangla Sahib was originally a bungalow belonging to Raja Jai Singh, an Indian ruler in the seventeenth century. It was completed in 1664 and again rebuilt in 1783. Current structure mostly built post 1947. It’s also a holy site for Sikhism.