Delhi

temple · ceremony

A group of Hindu women worships Shiv Linga and performs Shivratri rituals at a temple in South Delhi. They offer milk, incense sticks, fruit, flowers, garlands, and money to Shiv pariwar (Lord Shiva's family) at the temple.

From Ganesh Chaturthi, the day when the elephant god is made to settle in the house, till the 11th day when he is submerged into water, the family worships to him every day.

livestock

Street vendor preparing mouth watering goat liver tikka on a street in Old Delhi. Liver tikka is a hot and spicy food and is very popular among Indians, especially served during Muslim festive occasions like Eid.

During iftar, Old Delhi becomes a paradise for food connoisseurs. The lane opposite Jama Masjid - Bazar Matia Mahal - is filled with heady aromas from big heaps of keema samosas, vats of buffalo biryani, grilling botis and kebabs and hot pa…

village

A huge deg or handi / degchi for the chicken biryani to be made in, and then served out of. Fortunately the server wears a mask, even though hand hygiene could be an issue.

Batter is kneaded at an eatery in the Paranthe wali gali in Chandni Chowk of Old Delhi, with shoppers walking around wearing masks. The workers all have cover caps on their hair.

festival

Skewered morsels of chicken are prepared for the tandoor grill, at a Delhi food fair, having been sliced off a rotating doner-style chicken turntable. Grilled chicken doner-style done delicious at Hunar Hatt mela in Delhi

highway

A roadside food stall near Moolchand Metro Station in New Delhi, India, where a vendor prepares Aloo Parathas, a traditional North Indian stuffed flatbread.

bus

It's almost like a crowded bus stand inside Delhi airport T2 domestic departure gates for domestic flights. An Indigo flight to Varanasi is about to leave and passengers crowd around in a disorderly fashion.

Gyro-stabilized shots of a transit through Delhi's T3 airport. Indira Gandhi International Airport in Soth West Delhi is one of India's busiest airports with a number of international and domestic flight services operating from here.

politics

Indian supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) wave posters bearing the image of party leader Arvind Kejriwal at political rally in Delhi.

An Indian man rides cycle rickshaw with LED headlights and bike tyre in Old Delhi. This man modified his cycle rickshaw and rides this modifies rickshow on busy roads of Chandini Chowk area. Chandni Chowk is the perfect place to shop in.

festival · temple

Millions of Indian devotees attend annual 'Chariot Festival' of Puri in Odisha, India. Ratha yatra, the Festival of Chariot : Chariots of Shri Jagannath is celebrated every year at Puri, the temple town in Odisha, on the second (dwitiya) da…

Indian boys learn skateboarding at Decathlon's new store in South Delhi. They ride the skateboard over a ramp and try to perform a stunt. They practice jumps and flips. A boy can be seen in the background performing cycle stunts.

bus · highway

Fast moving traffic at night near P. S Chanakyapuri bus stop in Delhi. One can see cars, autorickshaw and DTC buses pass through the road while commuters wait for the bus at Ashoka Hotel bus stop.

railway

According to the weather department, fog cover will reduce in next few days in New Delhi but this will be temporary. An official of weather department speaks about the weather in Delhi.

festival

Devotees gather and chant the name of Shri Jagannath, Shri Balabhadra, Subhadra Mata, Lord Mahaprabhu. They rejoice in the names of their beloved lord and pray along with the priests. Priests address the crowd in the Oriya language.

Delhi Metro recorded the highest ever ridership figure of 16,93,488 on 13th June 2011, which surpassed the earlier record set on 14th February, when 16,66,569 people traveled by the Metro.

dance

I recently met a boy and his friends in Greenpark practicing for some dance performance. When I spoke to them I realised that Sanju lost his leg but that does not stop him from dancing.

You hear him well before you can see him, carrying his neatly arranged bamboo flutes. Mohammad Salman sells bamboo flutes in Green Park market in South Delhi to earn a living for himself.

Philanthropists feed the poor en masse and by the thousands along the streets of Delhi, and this has picked up even more after the lockdown, albeit with social distancing and masks being used by all. Here is some pre-Covid imagery.

highway

Corona Virus without vaccine and a cure is here to stay, but Delhites do not look like they worry even after two months of lockdown.

music

This video captures a beautiful performance of traditional music and song from Indonesia during the Food for Thought Fest 2018 in New Delhi.