Delhi

lake · birds

A city wetland is covered with Water Cabbage, making it the ideal hunting ground for an Indian Moorhen and a Pond Heron - the latter uses its excellent camouflage to hide among the plants around the pond and attack its prey of frogs and aqu…

flowers

In a New Delhi garden, the flowers of Hamelia patens attract a pair of Purple Sunbirds or Nectarania asiatica.

birds · lake

The sweltering North Indian summer heat and this Pond Heron drops by the swimming pool at a farmhouse in Delhi feeling like its Ibiza. Beak wide open the bird is feeling the heat and using its natural cooler.

birds

The flight of a Black Kite spread out in the hazy skies of Delhi and one may mistake it for an eagle. Watch the bird swoop down on what could be a potential prey in slow motion.

wildlife · birds

Kabootars or Blue Rock Pigeons are few of the birds that have adapted superbly to the growing cities worldwide. They have adapted so well indeed that they have become close to being pests.

Feeding pigeons in a busy city like Delhi may seem like a charitable and kind thing to do but it is a double-edged sword where it can lead to accidents and the spread of diseases like the avian flu.

festival · music

Old Bollywood track 'Roop Tera Mastana, Pyaar Mera Diwana' covered by a young Indian singer at CISF Navrang Mela, Delhi.

politics

Contingent of Indian Army rehearses for Republic day at Rajpath in New Delhi. Republic Day is a national holiday on Jan. 26, celebrating the adoption of a constitution and India’s transition from British rule to a republic in 1950.

politics

Contingent of Indian Army marching band rehearses for Republic day at Rajpath in New Delhi. Republic Day is a national holiday on Jan.

61st Cavalry Regiment contingents parade on Rajpath during Republic Day celebrations in Delhi. The 61st Cavalry Regiment of the Indian Army is believed to the largest non-ceremonial horse-mounted cavalry unit remaining in the world.

DefExpo India attracts visitors from all over the world at Pragati Maidan in Delhi. Bomb HE A/C 1000 LBS : The Bomb HE 1000 LB is made of Cast Steel construction open at both ends. The Bomb body is filled with high explosive.

politics

The top secret Agni missile of the Indian Army being carried under wraps, to protect it from the rain and prying eyes.

school · dance

Cuttle little kids in their colorful attire dance during a cultural event in Delhi Public School, Noida. These kids have been selected by former Indian President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

dance · festival

Delhi Government's Sahitya Kala Parishad, Department of Art, Culture and Languages presents SOPAN - A Festival of Young Musicians and Dancers at Central Park, Rajiv Chowk from 3rd - 8th March 2018.

dance · festival

Maibi Dance or priestess dance of the Meiteis from the plains of Manipur is performed at the Paryatan Parv in Delhi. The Maibi dance is usually performed during the Lai-Haraoba ritual festival of the Meiteis.

fort · ceremony

Muslim devotees offer prayers at Feroz Shah Kotla Fort mosque in Delhi. Devotees in large number gather every thursday at Feroz Shah Kotla Fort in Delhi to offer prayer to the Djinns and write letters, stick coins to the walls of the mosqu…

Shia Muslims observe Ashura on the streets of Old Delhi. They take out a procession through the streets of the National Capital along with other parts of India.

Shia Muslims observe Ashura on the streets of Old Delhi. They take out a procession through the streets of the National Capital along with other parts of India.

music · festival

India's famous Sufi singer Yousuf Nizami and his group play instrumental of a qawwali 'Allah Hoo Allah Hoo' in Delhi. Yousuf Khan Nizami, born in 1974, is a talented singer in Sufi style singing as well as modern Qawwali singing.

highway

A street-side vendor displays Indian national flags under an elevated flyover in Delhi ahead of Independence Day. Dozens of tricolor flags in different sizes are arranged along metal railings and around the flyover pillars.

wildlife · birds

The Ghazipur Landfill in East Delhi, India, is a major waste disposal site where large quantities of municipal waste are processed and handled.