After marriage, the couple lived for several years in Prayagraj (then Allahabad) before moving to Lucknow and then to New Delhi.

But in 1968, the then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi allotted the house to Devi and she lived there until her death on 13 April 1993.

Today, Lal Bhadur Shastri Memorial run by Lal Bahadur Shastri National Memorial Trust, is situated next to 10 Janpath, the official residence of her husband as prime minister, at 1, Motilal Nehru Place, New Delhi.

An epic poetry book in Hindi titled Lalita Ke Aansoo written by Krant M. L. Verma was published in 1978.

Lalita herself wrote verse on occasion, and a few songs written by her (such as "भोला भोला रटते रटते") were set to tune by Chitragupta and sung by Lata Mangeshkar.