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      • The cremation took place at Shantivan. The samadi in the form of a large base covered with a lawn is located north of Raj Ghat, the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi on the banks of the Yamuna, witnessed by 1.5 million mourners who had flocked into the streets of Delhi and the cremation grounds.
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  2. Death and state funeral of Jawaharlal Nehru. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, died in the afternoon of 27 May 1964, at the age of 74, of a heart attack.

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru (/ ˈneɪru / NAY-rooor / ˈnɛru / NERR-oo, [ 1 ]Hindi: [dʒəˌʋaːɦəɾˈlaːl ˈneːɦɾuː] ⓘ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, [ 2 ] author and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century.

  4. Oct 1, 2017 · One of the most able sons of India who not only shaped India’s destiny but also played an instrumental role in framing the future of the world, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was cremated here at the Shanti Vana.

  5. The cremation took place at the Shantivan on the banks of the Yamuna, witnessed by 1.5 million mourners who had flocked into the streets of Delhi and the cremation grounds. [6] .

  6. 3 days ago · The body of Jawaharlal Nehru was put for public viewing on the Indian national Tri-colour flag. Nehru was cremated on 28 May at Shantivan on the banks of the Yamuna by Hindu rituals, witnessed by 1.5 million mourners flocking to the streets of Delhi and the cremation grounds.

  7. New Delhi, May 27 -- Jawaharlal Nehru, maker of modern India and her Prime Minister for the 17 years since independence, died today at the age of 74. Death was caused by coronary thrombosis,...

  8. Nehru was cremated as per Hindu rites at the Shantivana on the banks of the Yamuna River, witnessed by hundreds of thousands of mourners who had flocked into the streets of Delhi and the cremation grounds.