Delhi

dance

Striking patterns and colours, a Red Pierrot Butterfly is filmed on a shrub in New Delhi. These butterflies are common in India.

music

Hindustani vocals by Begum Parveen Sultana at Delhi Classical Music Festival organise by Sahitya Kala Parishad. Begum Parveen Sultana (born 1950) is a Assamese Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana.

festival · music

Obed Zeme Project performs at Northeast calling festival. The two-day event of “North East Calling” festival was held at India Gate lawns on the 9th and 10th September in New Delhi. Minister of State for DONER, Dr.

Supporters of Narendra Modi celebrate their victory outside the BJP Headquarters in Delhi. A group of supporters wearing the same t-shirts shouts 'Phir Ek Bar Modi Sarkar'.

politics

Thousands of Modi supporters gather outside the BJP headquarters in Delhi to celebrate the grand victory of Modi sarkar in 2019 elections. People from all age group come to support Narendra Modi and its Party BJP.

music

Indian classical music performed by Prabal Sharma at India Habitat Center in New Delhi. Prabal Sharma, Indian classical vocalist speaks about his performance.

ceremony · festival

The Durga Puja at Chittaranjan Park in New Delhi is one of the most prominent ones in the whole of North India.

ceremony · festival

The Durga Puja at Chittaranjan Park in New Delhi is one of the most prominent ones in the whole of North India.

ceremony · festival

Maha Ashtami aarti being offered to devotees at Matri Mandir in Safdarjung Enclave, Delhi. Durga Puja celebrations run parallel with Navratri, a Hindu festival where nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped.

ceremony · festival

Social distancing and wearing masks have taken a backseat with devotees and temple priests removing the idol of goddess Durga after 10 days of rituals and celebrations.

ceremony · dance

Durga Puja and Wet Bengal come to mind for most of us but here is a glimpse of the colourful culture of Durga Puja in India. Our cameramen filmed this celebration at a temple in New Delhi with Hindu devotees of the Odia community.

farmland

A sneaky Dhaman is spotted in the chicken coop at our Wilderness Orchard in Delhi with a bulging stomach. After the hearty meal of a small chicken, the snake slithers away into the shade.

music

Indian qawwal reciting poems and singing 'Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni Mose Naina Milaaike' at a concert in Delhi, India. Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni is a Qawwali song composed by Amir Khusro, a 14th-century Indian mystic.

highway · bus

The famous coloured buses of New Delhi streaming past Raj Nagar Traffic point one after the other. Traffic movement does not seem to slow down here almost every day.

Customers have a wide variety of goods they can find on stalls by artisans coming from across the nation. From clothes made of materials that come from that particular state to toys made of wood, clay, lac, etc.

fort

A huge abandoned fort made of stones stands adjacent to the Mehrauli-Badarpur and a lesser-known fort in New Delhi.

A virtual tour of the Humayun Darwaza at Purana Qila filmed after the Corona Lockdown. The architectural heritage from the days of the medieval rulers is deserted eve after the Corona Lockdown.

fort

Naubat Khana or Naqqar Khana inside the Red Fort or Lal Qila stands bathing in the winter sun and the birds chirping near it.

music

Enka singer Sarbjit Singh Chadha singing a Japaneses enka song in New Delhi. Enka is a popular Japanese music genre which resembles traditional Japanese music stylistically.

music · festival

Ruth Wieder-Magan and her group from Israel, performs at the Festival of Sacred Chanting and Singing in Delhi, India.

dance · music

Royal Academy of Performing Arts performing Merak and Saktenpai dance at Bakhti festival in Delhi.They have a small group This is a folk song and dance from the two village of Merak and Sakten in eastern Bhutan.

bazaar · temple

In India, it is common that there are temples and worship places in the middle of a flea market. Nothing of a surprise for shoppers at Sarojini Nagar flea market.

An array of Hindu gods inside the Shiv Sai Hanuman Mandir at Palika Bhavan in New Delhi. After the Covid lockdown, devotees are seen in lesser numbers at worship places and this is no different.