Henri Cartier-Bresson An interview with Gandhi at Birla House, the day before his assassination. Delhi, India. 1948. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson Gandhi leaving Meherauli, a Muslim shrine. This was one of his last appearances during the time between the end of his fast and his death. Delhi, India. 1948. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson Gandhi’s body at Birla House, the day after his assassination. Delhi, India. 1948. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson President Jawaharlal Nehru announcing Gandhi’s assassination to a distraught crowd at Birla House. Delhi, India. 1948. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson Gandhi’s cremation on the banks of the Jumna River. Delhi, India. 1948. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson A crowd on the banks of the River Ganges watching the scattering of Gandhi’s ashes. Delhi, India. 1948. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson Crowds gathered between Birla House and the cremation grounds on the Jumna River, during Gandhi’s funeral. Delhi, India. 1948. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson Gandhi's secretary watching the first flames of the funeral pyre. Delhi, India. 1948. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson Inside the train carrying Gandhi's ashes to the River Ganges. Crowds lined the railway tracks to see and touch Gandhi's ashes, and pay a last tribute to their leader. Delhi, India. 1948. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson Gandhi dictating a message at Birla House, the residence where he spent his last days and in which he was assassinated, just before breaking his fast. Delhi, India. 1948. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson Gandhi at Birla House, the day before his assassination. Delhi, India. 1948. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson Crowds lining the railway tracks to pay homage to Gandhi's ashes. Delhi, India. 1948. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson People waiting for Gandhi’s funeral cortege to pass by on its way to the Jumna river. Delhi, India. 1948. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson Crowds gathered between Birla House and the cremation grounds, throwing flowers. Delhi, India. 1948. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson The site of Gandhi's assassination at Birla House. Delhi, India. 1948. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson The second day after Gandhi's cremation, members of his family, and a few of his closest friends, gathering up his ashes. Delhi, India. 1948. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson Gandhi’s ashes being transported to the River Ganges to be scattered. Delhi, India. 1948. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson Crowds reaching into the train carrying Gandhi’s ashes, hoping to pay a last tribute to their leader. Delhi, India. 1948. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson People waiting for the train carrying Gandhi’s ashes. Delhi, India. 1948. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson Mourners line the route between Birla House and the cremation grounds. Delhi, India. 1948. © Henri Cartier-Bresson | Magnum Photos
