India gate, New Delhi, India Dec 9, 2023

India gate, New Delhi, India

India Gate, a grand war memorial in New Delhi designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, commemorates the Indian soldiers who lost their lives during World War I. It features the names of the more than 13,500 soldiers who fell on the Northwestern Frontier in 1919. Under the gate is the eternal flame, known as the Amar Jawan Jyoti, which honours the unknown soldiers of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War. The India Gate was unveiled in 1931 by the Duke of Connaught. The 42-metre-high arch, reminiscent of the Parisian Arc de Triomphe, stands at the end of the Rajpath, connecting it with the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The memorial has become a symbol of national unity and a site for various commemorations, including Republic Day parades.

© Amit kg/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

What are these ancient animals?
Dec 9, 2024Two Guanacos, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
Dec 9, 2025Guanaco, Punta Norte, Valdés Peninsula, Argentina

More Desktop Wallpapers:

A day for the worlds Indigenous populations
Jan 6, 2025Flooded crypt, Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna, Italy
A splash of colour
Nov 29, 2025Red deer stag in De Hoge Veluwe National Park, Netherlands
Aug 17, 2026False clownfish off Cabilao Island, Bohol, Philippines
Dec 28, 2023Humpback whale
Aug 26, 2026Auroras over Kirkjufell, Iceland
Dec 11, 2023Huangshan Mountains, China
Serene waters on a trembling earth
Nov 25, 2024Maasai giraffes in Amboseli National Park, Kenya
This lesson is going swimmingly
Apr 17, 2026International Bat Appreciation Day
Apr 13, 2024Apple trees in spring, Germany
What are these beautiful birds?
Apr 21, 2025International Dark Sky Week
‘Only one Earth’
Jul 9, 2025Independence Day of the Argentine Republic
Dec 4, 2023Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Jul 26, 2024Kargil Vijay Diwas
Farewell, Ma’am
Dec 4, 2024Navy Day
Like paint on a canvas
Jul 21, 2026Santa Catalina Arch, Antigua, Guatemala
Sep 11, 2023Médoc, France
Nov 7, 2025Polar bear in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
May 13, 2024Fish River Canyon, Namibia
An ocean of stars above the desert
Jul 7, 2026Plate-billed mountain toucan with orchids, Ecuador
Jan 26, 2026Republic Day
May 25, 2025Butchart Gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada