Delhi

festival

Rooh Afza is a popular summer drink, and people are drinking it during the Bakrid festival in Delhi.

Do some Desmond Morris-esque Human-watching at this Ferrari launch event in India, with a peek into the glam set of the uber rich of India, and how they dress (men in sequined suits and LV night suits, women in red mini dresses, et al).

festival

People eating food at the Saras Food Festival held in New Delhi Display of a variety of foods from various states of India at the Saras Food Festival in New Delhi.

river

Taimoor Nagar river of plastic gets cleaned up - this is the fresh clean version of a feeder stream in Delhi, flowing into the Yamuna and thus the Ganga river system.

birds · wildlife

A vision in violet against a blue sky, with orange blooms: Sunbird sitting on dhak tree at Wilderness Orchard Purple Sunbird partakes of nectar from a Palash or Flame of the Forest Dhak tree in Delhi's late spring season.

birds · wildlife

Summer time and the bright Purple Sunbirds have started to nest in Delhi gardens! Look out for their garbage adorned pendulous nests...

birds

Pied Myna dresses like a contra rebel: Sturnus contra is a cute chattery Indian myna that graces our gardens These beauty shattery Rosy Pastors of Rosy Starlings migrate through Delhi each April, heading north, and just before they cross th…

birds · flowers

Tota or Rose-ringed Parakeet takes over vacant nest hole, claims it for the breeding season this summer, at the Wilderness Orchard in New Delhi.

festival

Giant cauldron of rabri - phirni mithai: People eat sweets on Eid festival Jama Masjid in Old Delhi

birds · wildlife

The iridescent male Purple Sunbird in his breeding finery feeds the olive green female in order to bribe her to breed in spring time, in a Delhi garden

festival

Handi biryani time: Muslims eat chicken biryani on Eid festival at Jama Masjid Old Delhi March 2025 On Eid-ul Fitar, people eat chicken biryani near Jama Masjid gate no. 2. This biryani is served with chicken korma gravy and onion salad.

farmland

Haldi comprises of the dried rhizome type tubers (underground stems) of the Curcuma longa plant, a member of the ginger family, and is widely used in South Asian and Middle Eastern cooking, as well as for its potential health benefits Turme…

temple · architecture

Stunning night view of Jama Masjid during the month of Ramzan 2025 in Old Delhi: Second largest mosque in Asia? India is home to one of the largest Muslim populations in the world.

sport · village

Kushti wrestling in Dera Village akhara of New Delhi: Good old Indian mud wrestling indigenous sport is live and active.

politics · festival

Amid flashes of saffron robes, chants of 'Modi Modi', a drumming fervour and much cheering, flag waving and celebration, the BJP wins the Delhi Elections: See the ruckus of celebration at BJP Office, with banned fire crackers aplenty.

monsoon

Heavy rain in Delhi on 2nd September 2024, as a car's wiper barely keeps off the flood of rainwater. The roads are flooding over, and a motorcycle ploughs through a deep pack of water.

school · politics

Students going to school in India, and even better - coming back home: Students of Government School in school uniform in Fatehpur Beri, Chhatarpur, New Delhi

river · aerial

As the devout Purvanchalis pray to the sun god, a grim aerial view of detergent foam in the Yamuna river emerges during Chhath Puja in Delhi, in this aerial view, as seen aerially, from the air.

aerial · river

As the devout Purvanchalis pray to the sun god, a grim aerial view of detergent foam in the Yamuna river emerges during Chhath Puja in Delhi, in this aerial view, as seen aerially, from the air.

birds · wildlife

This little Himalayan bird just arrived in New Delhi, to spend the winter here with us. A hearty welcome to the flycatcher, and may it find many flies during our colder months! Just see the goodness and innocense in its eyes.

bazaar

Colourful Diwali diyas on sale at Green Park market in Delhi, buyers still in masks for Covid and pollution. A seller wears a Jack and Jones T-shirt. Some hard bargaining takes place between a woman and a shop keeper.

flowers

Keechad ka Kamal or Indian Lotus grows in muddy sludhy ponds across India: The lotus flower is a symbol of India itself. Seen here flowering during the Indian monsoon at the Wilderness Orchard of wildfilmsindia in New Delhi.

highway

Traffic on Baba Banda Singh Marg or Brapullah in New Delhi goes mainly from Delhi to NOIDA and out of the city. See the slum clusters along the road, hidden away along its flanks.