Delhi

politics · fort

Archival footage of an election rally held at the Red Fort by Congress party in the 1990s. The address is directed towards the farmers, labourers of Delhi. In the address attended by thousands, it looks like its a hot day.

Namrata Shirodkar can be seen as well as Milind Soman as both of them walk the ramp. Aishwarya Rai, Jesse Randhawa, Milind Soman, Rahul Dev, Himanshu Malik and Arjun Rampal walk at Pierre Cardin fashion show in New Delhi.

ceremony · festival

Durga Puja also referred to as Durgotsava or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga.

ceremony · festival

The Durga Puja at Chittaranjan Park in New Delhi is one of the most prominent ones in the whole of North India. The dhak is a huge membranophone instrument from India. The shapes differ from the almost cylindrical to the barrel.

ceremony · dance

Oriya community folks in Delhi dance along with the idol for Durga Puja immersion ceremony on Vijayadashmi while they leave from Katwaria Sarai. It’s time to let Goddess Durga and her children return to their places.

festival · ceremony

Idols of Goddess Durga at Mela ground pandal in C.R. Park, New Delhi. Preparations for traditional Durga Puja celebrations begin months before the actual puja.

ceremony · festival

Durga Puja celebrations run parallel with Navratri, a Hindu festival where nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshipped.

ceremony

The people of Katwaria Sarai in New Delhi largely hail from Orissa / Odisha and they prepare an elaborate Durga Puja pandal and festivities for the big celebration. Tomorrow is Durga Puja, on 15th October 2021.

farmland

A colony of Horned Treehoppers is seen on a small branch in winter at our Wilderness Orchard forest in Delhi. The mimic horns are quite distinct in this macro view and camouflaged into the dark coloured bark of the Wisteria twig.

The Indian Army Mount Everest Expedition was flagged off by the Chief of the Army Staff on 1st March 2001 at New Delhi. It was led by Col. Krishan Kumar.

politics · highway

People gather to witness the Vintage Car Rally near India Gate, Delhi. The rally includes the display of various vintage cars including the Silver Dawn by Rolls Royce, Chassis 141 Bentley Boys Tradition and Humber.

temple · architecture

Iftar (Arabic: إفطار‎ ifṭār "Breakfast"), refers to the evening meal when Muslims break their fast at the time of sunset, right at the time of maghrib adhan before Maghrib prayer, during the Islamic month of Ramadan.

festival · politics

The Sufi group from Punjab at the 4th International Sufi Festival at Kamani auditorium, New Delhi. This event was organised by the Indian Council for Cultural relations.

music · festival

Sufi Fusion Band performs 'Mera peer jane peerh oh jaane na' at the Big Fat Flea festival in Dilli Haat, INA in Delhi on 13th July. A Delhi based band known for its Sufi rock sound, consists of three Old friends, Rohit, Sagar and Mohit.

festival · politics

'Chaap Tilak' by Nizami Brothers at the Delhi International Arts Festival. Delhi International Arts Festival India’s ‘Signature Festival’ is the longest multi arts, multi venue cultural festival.

highway · river

A pandemic with damage to the extent of that wrecked by the Coronavirus is one of those things that ought to instill caution in the minds of people in places affected by it. But not Delhi, a week later this is what we see.

A significant exhibitor is the Peoples Republic of China, which has taken up the floor area of 1,476 square meters and converted it into a China Pavilion. A Chinese Company TCL exhibits its products at Saras.

Middle class retail outlets at Select City Walk mall in New Delhi: Maspar, HomeStop, Crocs, Om Book Shop, US Polo Association, and more entice the hundreds of millions of Indian buyers...

politics

Electronic rickshawallas are waiting for the passengers at Sarojini Nagar. Another rickshawala taking out change from his trousers' inner pocket. People getting in e- rickshaws for a eco-friendly ride.

Smart 4K televisions of LG, Lloyd, Samsung, Panasonic and Sony being sold at an Electronic Shop in Yusuf Sarai of Delhi's South Delhi. An Indian salesman explains the specifications of Oppo smartphones to its customer at the store.

flowers · farmland

In the May summer heat of the Delhi lockdown in 2020, this delicate and beautiful eastern Himalayan Dendrobium Orchid came into bloom at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens.

A Colombian model performs at 5th Grasim Mr. International contest in New Delhi.

highway · ceremony

A wandering transvestite or kinner, known derogatively in India as hijra is seen soliticing business and freebies at a traffic light crossing in India.