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Amar
Jawan
Jyoti
is
located
under India
Gate at Rajpath in New
Delhi.
It
consists
of
a
marble
pedestal
on
which
a cenotaph is
situated.
"Amar
Jawan"
(Immortal
Soldier)
is
scripted
in
gold
on
all
four
sides
of
the
cenotaph
and
on
top,
a L1A1
Self-Loading
Rifle is
placed
on
its
barrel
and
is
capped
by
a
helmet
of
the
Unknown
Soldier.
The
pedestal
is
bound
by
four
urns,
in
one
of
which
a
flame
has
been
burning
continuously
(using CNG)
since
1971.The
person
responsible
for
keeping
the
flame
burning
lives
in
a
room
under
the arch,
next
to
the
perpetually
burning
flame.From
1971
to
2006, LPG was
used
as
fuel
source
and
from
2006, CNG is
used
as
source.
Each
of
the
four
urns
has
a
flame
but
only
one
of
the
four
flames
burns
throughout
the
year;
on Indian
Independence and Republic
Days,
all
flames
are
lit
simultaneously.The Amar
Jawan
Jyoti is
manned 24/7 by
soldiers
from
the Army, Air
Force and
the Indian
Navy.
Amar
Jawan
Jyoti
is
also
located
at
Amar
Chakra
of
National
War
Memorial.
The
Memorial
has
four
concentric
circles
and
a
central
obelisk,
at
the
bottom
of
which
burns
an
'eternal
flame'
representing
the
immortal
soldier
(amar
jawan).
The
pedestal
is
bound
by
four
urns,
in
which
flame
has
been
burning
continuously
(using
CNG)
since
the
inauguration.
The
President
and
Prime
Minister
visit
this
memorial
on
National
Days
including
but
not
limited
to
Republic
Day
and
Independence
Day.
The
Chief
of
Defence
Staff
,
along
with
Army
Chief,
Navy
Chief,
and
Air
Force
Chief
also
visits
the
monument
on
respective
Service
Days
to
pay
tribute
to
the
fallen
Heroes
of
the
Nation,
post
Independence.
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