World bids adieu to Nek Chand, the man behind iconic rock garden in Chandigarh

12 Jun 2015 6:04 PM IST

Creator of world famous Rock Garden Nek Chand died on 12 June 2015 (Photo: official website)
Spread over an area of 40-acres, the garden was inaugurated in 1976 (Photo: official website)
He built the city's iconic Rock Garden from waste and other unused household materials (Photo: official website)
His body was kept in the Rock garden today to enable people to pay their last respects, his family said, adding, the cremation is expected to take place tomorrow (Photo: official website)
He was brought to PGIMER last evening, the hospital officials said (Photo: official website)
The Padma Shri awardee, whose 90th birthday was celebrated by the Chandigarh Administration on December 15, died at the PGIMER shortly past midnight (Photo: official website)
He died after being admitted following complaints of chest pain, at the age of 90. Image from the Chandigarh Rock garden (Photo: official website)

Creator of world famous Rock Garden Nek Chand died on 12 June 2015 (Photo: official website)