Nigambodh Ghat
The oldest cremation ground on the Yamuna.
- Where
- Delhi, Delhi, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 28.6648, 77.2366
Get the Nigambodh Ghat stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Nigambodh Ghat. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Delhi volume with your photos and a note.
Near Nigambodh Ghat
Salimgarh Fort 0.5 km
Built in 1546 by Sher Shah Suri's son, on what was then an island in the Yamuna.
St James' Church, Delhi 0.6 km
Built by James Skinner of the yellow-coated horse, in thanks for surviving a battlefield.
Old Delhi 0.8 km
Shahjahanabad, the walled capital Shah Jahan built in 1648, which Delhi never stopped living in.
Zafar Mahal 1.0 km
The last Mughal palace, and the grave that was never filled.
Chandni Chowk 1.0 km
A market laid out in the seventeenth century by Shah Jahan's daughter, still selling silver, spices and wedding cloth.
Red Fort 1.0 km
The seat of Mughal power for two centuries, and the wall India's independence is announced from every August.
Old Yamuna Bridge 1.2 km
Lohe ka Pul, built across the Yamuna between 1863 and 1866, and carrying trains still.
Ghalib ki Haveli 1.6 km
The poet's house in Ballimaran, a doorway and two rooms, saved after long being a coal store.
More hidden gems in Delhi
Questions
Where is Nigambodh Ghat?
Nigambodh Ghat is in Delhi, Delhi. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Salimgarh Fort (0.5 km), St James' Church, Delhi (0.6 km), Old Delhi (0.8 km).
How do I get the Nigambodh Ghat stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Nigambodh Ghat and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Delhi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Nigambodh Ghat before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Delhi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.