Delhi

forest · farmland

What stunning dazzling iridescent blue om this male breeding season time Purple Sunbird sitting on and consuming nectar from the orange blooms of the Flame-of-the-Forest tree, against a green spring-time backdrop at the Wilderness Orchard i…

In the sweltering hat of the Indian summer-monsoon, Indian Army officers and jawans stand at the Palam air base in Delhi, in order to honour the lives lost in the Kargil war with Pakistan.

farmland · flowers

We had such a profusion of blossoms this spring! See the numbers of Amaryllis - in reds, white and reds and other combinations of colours. Amaryllis Lilies in huge profusion this spring at Wilderness Orchard botanical gardens in New Delhi

This looks almost like Kalaripayattu from Kerala, but this form comes from Orissa. Much jumping to avoid the sword, a shield to protect oneself and the sword itself to launch the attack, is what this show is all about.

Neha Dhupia in an orange and blue salwar dress, with many bangles on her arm, at premiere of her movie Delhi Heights Neha Dhupia at the premiere of her new film Delhi heights Neha Dhupia at the premiere of her new film Delhi heights

farmland · flowers

Gardeners at the organic gardens of wildfilmsindia dig out and remove the tubers of turmeric from the fields, in the middle of the winter season.

flowers · birds

Tota does satyanaash to kachnar tree flowers! Parakeet gorges on Butterfly tree flowers, drop most of them uneaten to the ground This lovely species of foreign kachnar sports edible flowers and is currently blooming fabulously at the wildfi…

bazaar

The old gives way to the new, even at ancient Chawri Bazar in Old Delhi, with E Rickshaws or electric rickshaw three wheelers slowly replacing the traditional cycle rickshaws and three-wheelers or auto rickshaws.

village · highway

A slight village girl performs a tight rope walking act as part of a road-side travelling street circus, balancing a pot on her head, in village Asola-Fatehpur Beri on the fringes of New Delhi city.

See a fish seller's knife in India: Rohu fish for sale at a fish shop in the Bengali locale of Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi

ceremony · village

Sindoor Daan at a Hindu wedding - A bride and a groom sit at the wedding altar in Fatehpur Beri village in New Delhi. The sindoor or vermillion ceremony takes place.

temple · architecture

From the era of Sikander Lodi, Babur and Humayun, the Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb, located in the Archaeological Village complex in Mehrauli, Delhi, India, comprise two monuments adjacent to each other; one is the mosque and the other is…

ceremony · dance

Dance party at Mehendi ceremony before Hindu wedding in Gujjar family of Fatehpur Beri village, Delhi

Ambulance van on the streets of Delhi - Ever wondered why Ambulances have the word printed laterally inverted?

highway

Does this anti smog and pollution gun do any good? Wouldn't a better stubble burning policy be more effective than spending crores on such useless hardware that just shows to the public that the government is spending a lot of money to comb…

highway

In the heart of Delhi, plants are watered by a huge truck, spewing out diesel fumes. For the vanity of some roadside plants that need care (as opposed to hardy varieties that do not), is it worth spending fossil fuel and generating fumes? T…

highway · industry

Hauz Khas traffic becomes chaotic, with the construction of new civic amenities, cycle tracks and walkways

Autorickshaw or three-wheeler drivers eat non-vegetarian food near Narojini Nagar in Delhi, enjoying their mutton and chicken dishes while on the move, from a roadside dhaba.

birds

Rose-ringed Parakeet on a Bakain or Persian Lilac tree in Delhi. The common Tota uses its beak as a third leg, to perambulate among branches, especially in this windy monsoon weather.

Families of patients being attended to at AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital often turn to these charitable food distribution organizations which dole out free lunches outside the hospitals.

temple · architecture

Gurudwara Datun Sahib Ji is located in the heart of Leh, next to Jama Masjid and Leh Palace - secularism in India! Gurudwara Datun Sahib Ji, Ladakh Ice Hockey Stadium, Near Jama Masjid,, Keylong-Leh Rd, Leh, 194104

monsoon · highway

Public Works Department labour clear out mud and debris from drains below Delhi's flyovers, to prevent the blockage of monsoon water flow, and to ensure safe pumping and passage so that the underpasses do not get blocked and flooded with ra…

highway