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.

bus

Corona seems to demand discipline and civic sense suddenly among commuters in DTC buses that run across New Delhi and is one of the vital means of transport within the city aside from Delhi Metro.

Discipline and precaution have taken a backseat with thousands of vehicles plying every day just near AIIMS Hospital.

flowers · monsoon

Water Lily beautifully opening up and closing at Wilderness Orchard, on a Delhi summer monsoon day

flowers

A Water Lily closes for the day ahead. These are night time blooming water lilies that are pollinated by moths and water insects. So they open at dusk, bloom open through the night and shut in the morning hours.

flowers · industry

In spring time warm weather flowering at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi, these Lilium longiflorum put up quite a showing when they're all flowering together! Lilium longiflorum (Japanese: テッポウユリ, Teppōyuri), often called the Easter lily, i…

flowers

An inflorescence of Rangoon creeper mid bloom, pink flowers and becoming a circular shape. This flower is a popular creeper in New Delhi. The bright blooms are seen in the monsoon season.

flowers · forest

Quite the butterfly shrub of India, even if it has invaded forest habitats across the country and taken over the habitats of indigenous Indian shrubs. Lantana bush blooming in late summer in Delhi.

flowers · monsoon

Western white Clematis (Clematis ligusticifolia) is a relatively common garden creeper in India. It flowers in great profusion during the monsoon months of August and September, especially in Delhi.

flowers

Bright red Callistemon flowers in full bloom at a farmhouse in New Delhi. Along with the colourful flowers are pink Bougainvillea. More commonly known as bottle brush, these flowers are from shrubs and trees.

Rolling stock: Trains still ply into and out of Delhi, not just for passengers but cargo and goods.