Chaitya Bhoomi
in Mumbai, IndiaCategory: Attraction
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Dadar West, Sant Dyaneshwar Marg, Chandrakant Dhuru Wadi, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400028, India Print route »
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Chaitya Bhoomi is a memorial to B. R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Earlier known as Dadar Chowpatty, it began to be known as Chaitya Bhoomi after Ambedkar was cremated there after his death on 6 December 1956. Chaitya Bhoomi is a revered place of pilgrimage for all Ambedkarites and Buddhists in the World.
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, the Governor, the Minister and many other politicians pay tribute to Ambedkar every year on 6 December in Chaitya Bhoomi. Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, has also visited. Chaitya Bhoomi hosts a memorial to Ambedkar and has been graded an A-class tourism and pilgrimage site by the Government of Maharashtra.
