How India remembered father of the nation on Gandhi Jayanti | In pics

Every year on Oct 2, Mahatma Gandhi's ideals are remembered in a range of settings, including floral tributes at Parliament in New Delhi, and govt programmes.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on Gandhi Jayanti, in New Delhi on Friday.  (ANI)

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President Droupadi Murmu pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat on Gandhi Jayanti, in New Delhi on Friday.  (ANI)

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A view of a painting of Mahatma Gandhi on the Old Police Headquarters and PWD building at ITO on Vikas Marg in New Delhi, on Thursday, October 1 (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

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AICC president and Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat on Gandhi Jayanti, in New Delhi on Friday. Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi also present.  (ANI)

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People pay floral tributes to a statue of Mahatma Gandhi during Gandhi Jayanti, in Hyderabad, Friday (PTI)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays floral tributes during a prayer meeting to mark Gandhi Jayanti, at Gandhi Smriti, in New Delhi (@NarendraModi)

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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi Ashram in Hazratganj, Lucknow on Friday  (Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times)

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Congress president and Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge pays floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat on Gandhi Jayanti, in New Delhi on Friday. (ANI)

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Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar showers flower petals to unveil the 'Gandhi Memorial Pillar', sculpted by renowned artist Arun Yogiraj, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti at the historic Government College of Fine Arts campus, in Bengaluru (X/@DKShivakumar )

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Kite maker Jagmohan Kanojia prepares a special kite for Gandhi Jayanti celebrations at his home workshop, in Amritsar on Thursday.  (ANI)

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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi Ashram in Hazratganj, Lucknow on Friday (Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times)

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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath pays floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary at GPO Hazratganj in Lucknow. (Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times)

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UP CM Yogi Adityanath tries his hands on 'Charkha', a traditional manual spinning wheel Mahatma Gandhi promoted as a core symbol of the Swadeshi Movement during the independence struggle (Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times)