Delhi

festival

Saras food festival New Delhi 2023 has been organised in delhi by Union Ministry of Rural Development from December 1st to 17th December 2023 at Handicraft Bhawan, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi 21 states across the coun…

birds

Spa time for wild pheasant in Delhi city: Peacock has a dust bath, preens its feathers and enjoys time in the sand, even as it cleans its feathers with dust, for feather hygiene.

birds · wildlife

No, this unusual looking bird is not a new species to science! Did you know that birds can also get bald? This one certainly has a lot of yellow on its pate... Since it was born in 2021, it has been frequently seen in our gardens.

Eid crowds on the expansive steps of Jama Masjid in Old Delhi - one of the largest mosques in Asia. As the sun sets on another Ramadan day in Old Delhi, the Jama Masjid streets and markets spring to life.

flowers

Honey bees visit Shirley Poppies in pink, orange and white, in a spring-time Delhi garden - the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens.

dance · ceremony

Bengali devotees dance at a Chittaranjan Park Durga Puja in 2022: Dhanuchi Naach in Delhi Bengali devotees dance at CR Park Durga Puja in 2022: Dhanuchi Naach in Delhi

Masses of chaval pulao, yellowed with saffron / kesar or food colour, are sold out of large dekchis before Eid in Old Delhi. Pulao of Mixed rice made en masse in time for Eid at Jama Masjid in Old Delhi

monsoon

Ending briefly a very hot and dry run, we finally got some rain in Delhi on 4th May 2022, thanks to a generous western disturbance, bringing in moisture perhaps from the Mediterranean or the Arabian Sea! Rain in Delhi FINALLY, after three m…

music

Forceful money collection tactic or fair game? People collect money from mithai wallahs or sweet sellers and other shopkeepers by foreculy entertaining them with dhol drumming, in a Delhi marketplace.

Daffodils grace the Delhi spring. Daffodil Dutchmaster in the Delhi springtime at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in Delhi. Narcissus assosnus or Daffodil Dutch Master

Indian Army vehicles take part in a Republic Day Parade rehearsal in New Delhi, India, displaying mobile bridging and missile systems.

highway · village

MAX Hospital in Saket, DLF mall, SelectCity Walk, Khirkee village and more, as seen during the Covid19 lockdown. Delhi truly has turned into a ghost city. No traffic, no footfalls. This is life like never before! A ghost town, at best...

ceremony

The Beating the Retreat Ceremony is held in the capital city of Delhi in India. The Republic Day celebrations in Delhi initiate with a multihued parade on the 26th of January along the Rajpath.

ceremony

The Beating the Retreat Ceremony is held in the capital city of Delhi in India. The location of the Beating the Retreat Ceremony in Delhi is at Vijay Chowk or the victory square, with the stately Rashtrapati Bhawan in the background.

architecture

Aspiring women Commandos go through building rappelling and climbing training in Delhi Police Training College at Jaharoda Kalan. Aspiring Women commandos in Delhi Police Training College go through rigorous training in Jharoda Kalan.

industry

The construction work progresses near Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi. Various men and women are engaged as the laborers in the construction work. A man unloads brick from the cart. Another laborer dugs out soil standing in deep water.

sport · music

Indian wins women's 4x400m relay race during Common Wealth Games in India. 1st lap: Manjit Kaur 2nd lap: Sini Jose 3rd lap: Aswini Akkunji 4th lap: Mandeep Kaur The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, we…

festival

A Western associate of Vancouver film festival speaks about Delhi festival. She says, "I come from Canada and I am associated with the Vancouver film festival in particular as well as with the Toronto festival and I am discovering this fest…

temple · architecture

A group song performance by Sunday School children of Tangkhul Church Delhi. Show a little bit of love and kindness, never go around with hatred's blindness, take a little time to reach for joy, and wear a happy face... goes the song.

Restriction of movement and fuel prices at an all-time high but Delhiites are rushing towards the petrol pumps after the lockdown is lifted. Queuing up at a petrol pump in Delhi during the Coronavirus Pandemic.

festival

Sikh devotees sweeping streets for Nagar Kirtan procession on the 480th Birthday Anniversary of Guru Ram Das Sahib Ji in Delhi.

festival

Sikh devotees take blessings from Panj Pyare during a Shoba Yatra in Delhi. An impressive religious procession (Shoba Yatra) is taken out with great enthusiasm and zeal by the Sikh Sangat on the eve of Gurpurab in the Delhi.