Things To Do When Standing In The Heart Of Delhi, Connaught Place


Delhi is the heart of India and the heart of Delhi is Connaught place. Connaught place is a busting zone of activities that manages the movement of Delhi and its people from centuries. If you take a 2 day 3 night golden triangle tour, you should definitely consider visiting this hub of activity to understand the pulse of running Delhi city. Connaught place is the key financial and business hub. The center is filled with so many things that makes this place really interesting. What are those?

Let us have a look:

Vintage cinema

Before the modern connaught place stores, this place was famous for its cinema. In the 1920s, when this cinema hall was in great prominence not because of bollywood or hollywood movies but due to the era of theatre. This vinema saw the popular shows of urdu play, russian ballet and also silent films. Connaught place was once the home of rich and elite people of the than society. In present time, the place is not as cinematic as before but heritage cinema like Odeon and Rivoli is still best places where you catch the glimpse of bygone era.

Hanumanji Temple

If you want to tap the religious side of the state, visit this temple for sure. This place is a must visit place especially in weekends when the place is filled with chants, prayers, bell rings and a mythological aura. The temple is dedicated to one of the most popular hindu god Lord Hanuman. This temple is said to be built during the era of mahabharat, thus, holds massive significance.

Jantar Mantar

Your golden triangle tours is incomplete, if you don’t visit this architectural marvel. This structure was made by the maharaja of Jaipur, Jai Singh II. He built this structure to keep the track of dates by tracking the movement of sun, moon and planets. The Jantar Mantar located at cannaught place has 13 grand astronomical tools that helped in giving accurate date and time.

ICCR auditorium


ICCR stands for indian council for cultural relation which helps establishing a relationship within India and the world. ICCR as an organization conduct various kind of cultural events from different states of India and also organize foreign troupe performances from all across the globe. This auditorium holds various kinds of events which are incredible beautiful to watch. If you are in the city, this is a place you can consider to visit.

Gurudwara Bangla Sahib

One who wants to soak themselves in the divine serenity should definitely consider visiting this place. In the midst of bustling connaught place crowd, this place is perfect to enjoy some peaceful environment. Gurudwara is the religious place for sikh religion but this place is open for people of all religion. Enjoy the beautiful ambience, music and scrumptious sacred community meal.

These were some of the best places to visit in connaught place which is the heart of the capital.

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