Amar Jawan Jyoti

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Amar Jawan Jyoti is an Indian war memorial flame in New Delhi that honors the unknown soldiers who died in service to the nation.

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Amar Jawan Jyoti canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf eternal flame
war memorial
associatedWith Indian Armed Forces Day ceremonies
National War Memorial, New Delhi
Republic Day celebrations in India
commemorates Indian soldiers killed in wars after independence
fallen soldiers of the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War
commemorationType military memorial
continent Asia
country India
dedicatedTo Indian soldiers who died in service to the nation
unknown soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces
governmentBody Ministry of Defence (India)
surface form: Ministry of Defence, Government of India
hasCulturalSignificance site of national homage on military remembrance days
symbol of patriotism in India
hasFlameType eternal flame fueled by LPG
hasPart black marble plinth
four urns with flames
inscription "Amar Jawan" in Hindi
reversed rifle
soldier’s helmet
hasSymbol reversed rifle with helmet
heritageStatus National War Memorial
surface form: national war memorial flame
inception 1972
26 January 1972
inscriptionLanguage Devanagari script
inscriptionText "Amar Jawan"
languageOfInscription Hindi
locatedIn India Gate
Rajpath (Kartavya Path)
surface form: Rajpath area

ceremonial axis near Rashtrapati Bhavan
location New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
maintainedBy Government of India
Indian Army
materialUsed marble
nearbyCity New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
nearbyLandmark India Gate
surface form: India Gate canopy
operator Indian Armed Forces
purpose to honor unknown soldiers of India
region National Capital Territory of Delhi
replacedBy flame at the National War Memorial (ceremonial focus)
significantEvent Republic Day wreath-laying ceremony
state visits wreath-laying
symbolizes eternal remembrance
sacrifice of Indian soldiers
usedFor public remembrance and homage
state ceremonial honors

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India Gate hasPart Amar Jawan Jyoti
India Gate hasEternalFlame Amar Jawan Jyoti