A bronze statue of the Indian civil rights leader Mahatma Gandhi has been unveiled in central London.
Prime Minister David Cameron said the sculpture is a "magnificent tribute" to one of the "most towering figures" in history.
The privately-funded work by Philip Jackson, who has made statues of the Queen Mother and the Bomber Command memorial, shows Mr Gandhi dressed in a shawl and traditional dhoti skirt, with his hands clasped.
It is inspired by photographs of him at 10 Downing Street during a visit in 1931.
The statue was unveiled in Parliament Square by Indian finance minister Shri Arun Jaitley in a ceremony that included a personal tribute from Mr Gandhi's grandson, the former governor of West Bengal, Shri Gopalkrishna Gandhi.
A band played Indian classical music on sitars, Indian flags adorned the square, and schoolchildren stood in the crowd to watch.
The PM said: "This statue is a magnificent tribute to one of the most towering figures in the history of world politics and by putting Mahatma Gandhi in this famous square we are giving him an eternal home in our country.
"Many of his teachings remain as potent today as when he first made them.
"'The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others' and 'be the change that you want to see in the world' remain timeless, profound and inspiring words of wisdom."
The ceremony is part of events in Britain to mark the 100th anniversary of Mr Gandhi's return to India from South Africa to start the nation's struggle for independence, which was eventually gained in 1947.
The statue was announced in July by Chancellor George Osborne and former foreign secretary William Hague during a visit to the site of Mr Gandhi's assassination in New Delhi.
The Gandhi Statue Memorial Trust has raised £1m of donations in six months for the project, including £100,000 from billionaire Indian steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal.
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