Delhi

Fly over the Select CityWalk mall in South Delhi. A huge Christmas tree has been placed outside the mall, parallel to Indian National Flag. It is Christmas time in the Capital! Welcome to Select City Walk.

dance · music

Mizoram based Priyanka Mazumdar and Delhi based 5 Feet receive prize in song and dance category from Korean stars and sponsors during K Pop contest India grand finale at Siri Fort auditorium in Delhi.

festival

Diwali (also spelled Devali in certain regions) or Deepavali, popularly known as the "festival of lights," is a five day festival which starts on Dhanteras (Dhantrayodashi), celebrated on thirteenth lunar day of Krishna paksha (dark fortnig…

His Holiness the Dalai Lama's talk to members of the Association of Indian Diplomats in New Delhi, India, on March 20th, 2010. There is a short Q&A session after the talk. (www.dalailama.com)

"Reflections, Integrations, and Future Directions", the fifth session of the Mind and Life XXII Conference: Contemplative Science, held in New Delhi, India from November 21st to 23rd, 2010.

Riverscape, an international arts initiative developed by Cleveland Arts U. K. brought on display this week the drawings and sculptures of Indian avant-garde artist Vivant Sundaram at the British Council art gallery in Delhi.

highway · architecture

Baba Banda Bahadur Expressway FOB or Foot-over-bridge. These fancy bridges were made in time for the Commonwealth Games of 2010.

CISF personnel and DMRC officials are seen outside Jor Bagh Gate no 1 as Delhi Metro reopens. Delhi Metro has been shut since March 2020 following Corona Virus outbreak.

flowers

A Five-striped Palm Squirrel is seen foraging in between flowering grass at our Wilderness Orchard garden. These cute rodents are regular visitors to kitchen gardens, parks in the urban areas.

The panelists shared their experiences about the impact of community involvement in groundwater management. They also discussed the existing disconnects in groundwater management system.

politics

Chandra Shekhar, (born July 1, 1927, Ibrahimpatti, India—died July 8, 2007, New Delhi), politician and legislator, who served as prime minister of India from November 1990 to June 1991.

bazaar · festival

Shop for Diwali gift Hampers and sweets at Delhi's famous market, Yusuf Sarai. A variety of dry fruits and sweets are displayed in a shop during the Diwali festival at Yusuf Sarai, New Delhi.

festival

The famous Diwali Mela at The Blind Relief Association in Delhi, with crowds filtering in to shop

festival

Diwali (also spelled Devali in certain regions) or Deepavali, popularly known as the "festival of lights," is a five day festival which starts on Dhanteras (Dhantrayodashi), celebrated on thirteenth lunar day of Krishna paksha (dark fortnig…

music

These men practice percussive religiosity as they drum for the juggernaut god - the lord god Jagannath, at the Jagannath Mandir in Hauz Khas, New Delhi. They play a variety of dhol instruments. Note the masks being worn by most of them!

music

Guard Mounting, or Changing the Guard, refers to a formal ceremony in which sentries providing ceremonial guard duties at important institutions are relieved by a new batch of sentries.

ceremony

Rashtrapati Bhavan lights up in colourful hues for Beating Retreat in Delhi. The Beating the Retreat Ceremony is held in the capital city of Delhi in India.

politics

The residence of the President of India, Rashtrapati Bhavan in central Delhi post the Corona Lockdown. Vehicles going about their everyday activity right in front of the President's residence.

farmland · highway

Is this really the solution to our air quality woes? If we can't clean up our city air, do we really need to install tens of thousands of air purifiers and filters on our roads? Will that really make any difference at all when the air is th…

aerial · farmland

Laxmi Nagar metro station as seen aerially amidst the concrete jungle of Laxmi Nagar in East Delhi, New Delhi.

flowers · industry

Ice flower or Mesembranthemum at the Wildernes Orchard in Delhi, opening for the day in slow motion They track the sun and close for the day. Baraf or ice plant aka Mesembryanthemum

flowers

During the late fall and holidays, there's lots happening visually. Sometimes subtle home decorations get lost in the sea of glitz and glitter. Never fear - Red Peacock will sparkle even in this over-the-top environment.