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Gandhi Smriti vs Hazrat Nizamuddin Darga
Hazrat Nizamuddin Darga and Gandhi Smriti are both rated very highly by expert writers. Overall, Hazrat Nizamuddin Darga ranks marginally better than Gandhi Smriti. Hazrat Nizamuddin Darga comes in at 79 with accolades from 4 reviewers such as Travel + Leisure, Concierge and Fodor's.
Gandhi Smriti
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5 Tees January Marg, New Delhi 110011, India
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Concierge
"After Gandhi was assassinated in 1948, his body was cremated, and the site is now a national shrine. A black marble slab sits in a large courtyard, inscribed with the great man's last words: "He Ram!"."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This poignant memorial is where Mahatma Gandhi was shot dead by a Hindu zealot on 30 January 1948."
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Fodor's
"Gandhi's bedroom is just as he left it, with his "worldly remains" (only 11 items, including his glasses and a walking stick) mounted on the wall."
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Take off your shoes before entering the somber prayer ground in back
Condé Nast Traveler
"Passages written by Gandhi, translated into many languages, adorn the walls around the shrine."
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Travel + Leisure
"If you’ve had your fill of dynastic history and feel up to exploring the more recent political past, Gandhi Smriti is a museum dedicated to the life and works of Mahatma Gandhi."
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Hazrat Nizamuddin Darga
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Mathura Rd - Old Nizamuddin Bazaar, New Delhi, India
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Fodor's
"One of Delhi's greatest treats is hearing devout Sufis sing qawwalis, ecstatic devotional Muslim songs with a decidedly toe-tapping quality."
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Concierge
"If you fancy a break from Delhi's groomed World Heritage–sponsored sites, then head to the mausoleum of 14th-century Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya,."
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Come on a Thursday to hear the famous qawwalis chanted by a group of musicians seated in the courtyard
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The marble shrine of the Muslim Sufi saint, Nizam-ud-din Auliya, offers a window through the centuries, full of music and crowded with devotees."
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Travel + Leisure
"Keeps its Sufi origins alive with the tradition of musical qawwali in the evenings, which will strike a chord with anyone who visits."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"In front of the holy man's tomb, which was built in 1562 (more than two centuries after his death), numerous worshippers prostrate themselves to the sound of qawwal chants in order to obtain favours from Allah."
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