Delhi

village

Straight out of the pages of an Indian history book, see this period enactment of Qutubuddin Aibak, the architect of the Qutub Minar, walking in Hauz Khas village.

temple · architecture

Chapati making machine creates rotis en masse for the masses at a Delhi gurudwara's langar! Masses of sticky wheat flour or atta wet with water enter the roti making machine and come out as flattened chapatis! Buckets of atta are introduced…

farmland

Wintery view of Delhi due to winter air pollution from crop burning and vehicular exhaust pollution. People of Delhi are covering their nose to protect themselves from harmful air.

ceremony

With a long tikka running down from my maang middle hair parting and all the way down her nose, this Purvanchali women devotee performs Chhath Puja in Delhi, all with lengthy nose tikkas / tika.

With a cloth mask on, the VP Logistics delivery partner of Amazon delivers packages to a client in Delhi, after the lockdown eases a tad. Online businesses will benefit from the Corona wave, it seems...

festival · politics

Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh sets aflame the effigy of 'Corruption' during Dussehra celebration at Luv-Kush Ramlila in Ramlila Maidan Delhi.

aerial · bazaar

Rome has the Colosseum, Delhi has Ansal Plaza decorated for the Momo Royals of Momo Festival. An aerial view of the amphitheatre like shopping complex in Khelgaon.

highway · aerial

See the largest hospital in Asia, from the air! Delhi aerial view of AIIMS - the largest hospital in Asia: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Safdarjung, Ring Road, South Extension, Kidwai Nagar and Yusuf Sarai Aerial journey of capit…

aerial · architecture

Spanking new hotel buildings crop up in a low-rise landscape on the outskirts of New Delhi city.

festival · ceremony

The idol is suitably swung in ceremonial style and taken out for the Rath Yatra at Jagannath Temple in Hauz Khas, New Delhi.

A fruit plucker at work on a mango tree, to safely bring down high-growing mangos on a langda tree in Delhi! Indians are known for their ingenuity when it comes to making life easier or funnier everyday.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama's address at the inaugural event to mark year-long celebrations of the 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at the Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan, New Delhi on November 10, 2018.

Viewing Point, a Painting exhibition at Triveni Kala Sangam in New Delhi. Indian artists Mandira Chatterjee Sharma, Narendra Pal Singh, Harsh Vardhan Sharma exhibit their artwork.

highway

Delhi Expressway is eight lane and provides fabulous entry and exit to the capital city of Delhi, as seen at Anand Vihar and Khel Gaon in New Delhi, tented slums next to the expressway notwithstanding.

bus · highway

This is not the huge Inter State Bus Terminal or ISBT in Delhi but a smaller (though nonetheless large!) bus terminal located near Barapullah road in South Delhi, close to Defence Colony and INA Market - sort of in between.

Green Park Metro station appears deserted after reopening. A couple of security personnel are posted at the exit and entry to aid in maintaining social distance among passengers.

highway

Diwali time road lighting at Yusuf Sarai in New Delhi: One of the biggest retail hubs in the capital city

ceremony

Wedding season in India is soon to be upon us! Will the bridges and grooms see low key attendance or is everyone going to throw caution to the winds and have heavy-duty Corona parties? Is Delhi prepared for its fabled winter weddings, or wi…

aerial

Great aerial view from Lajpat Nagar in New Delhi. An interesting area with some history associated. Around 1950 this colony along with others like Malviya Nagar, Nizamuddin, Kalkaji and Jangpura, was created to accommodate refugees.

Before he departs in his posse of BMW bullet-proof cars, Narendra Modi, PM of Inida, waves out to the crowds at the close of Republic Day 2022 celebrations in New Delhi. He is followed by his black cats and PM security detail.

school · architecture

Massive solar panel arrays atop a building near St. Columba's school in central Delhi. The backdrop is of the church and the immediate environment of the Delhi Ridge to one side and Connaught Place on the other side.