Delhi

Street dogs are common in urban cities and seem to be increasing in number in places in Delhi. Almost every sidewalk and turn, there are street dogs loitering about. Sunning in the middle of the sidewalk a street dog licks itself clean.

livestock

highway · industry

Giloy plant or Heart-leaved Moonseed (Tinospora cordifolia) in abundance on this mango tree near AIIMS Ring Road in South Delhi. It is a common creeper in India.

music

George Friderich Handel - The Trumpet Shall Sound from The Messiah. Baritone - Akash Gadamsetty Pianist – Bertille Moonsellier Hosted and sponsored by the Pullman Hotel With the support of Institut Français Situated in New Delhi, The Neemr…

Striking patterns and colours, a Red Pierrot Butterfly is filmed on a shrub in New Delhi. These butterflies are common in India.

wildlife

Danaid Eggfly or Hypolimnas misippus butterfly in a garden in Delhi. Help us confirm if this is indeed Hypolimnas misippus and not Hypolimnas bolina, flutterby folks! Hypolimnas misippus, the Danaid eggfly, mimic, or diadem, is a widespread…

highway

Nihang and Amritdhari Sikh folks wind up their protest at the Delhi - Ghaziabad border, in preparation for the end of the farmer agitation and protests, as they come to a close in December 2021, after over a year of camping out on the roads…

politics

Arvind Kejriwal says "All Hail Mother India! Long live the revolution! Long live the revolution! Vande Mataram! Vande Mataram! Delhites you guys have created magic and I Love You! Friends I would like to thank all the citizens of Delhi for…

sport

Women's Marathon starts in Delhi during Commonwealth Games 2010. See the Rashtrapati Bhawan in the background. The athletes pick refreshments en route.

Okoli Obioma Agatha from Nigeria, Breeze Michaela from England, Fegue Marie Josephe from Cameroon, Opeloge Ele from Samoa, Marineau Mathieu from Canada participate in women's weightlifting at Commonwealth games 2010 in Delhi.

industry

Women labourers work on hard manual labour and construction work to create a stepped sit-out near the ugly sprouts near AIIMS, toiling in the hot summer sun of New Delhi.

music · fort

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan plays Sarod with his two sons, Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. Audience delighted to see two generation playing same Indian music.

"I'm Anupama Dayal and I have just shown on the second day at the Lakme India fashion week (LIFW). My collection was called Grace and fortunately it was well received and tomorrow I go back to Delhi.

ceremony · festival

Durga Puja is a celebration of divine feminine power and victory over the evil demon ‘Mahishasura’ who was blessed not to be defeated by any man or God.

ceremony · festival

Had this been in the time of Corona, the district authorities would have panicked on the social distancing front! As we know that Durga Puja rather Navratri altogether involves many rituals.

ceremony · temple

Corona Pandemic has changed the way Hindus in India celebrate their religious festivals. Safety and preventive measures have discouraged the gathering of thousands which is normally the case in most Indian religious festivals.

ceremony

Much drumming and festivity mark the Durga Puja celebrations in New Delhi. A rangoli is prepared on the ground. An elaborate puja / pooja ceremony with incantations and prayers marks the festivities.

highway

A car with a bonnet open, a man under the hood and another one under the engine is no longer a common sight in India! But this Maruti car seems to have had a terrible break-down for there are multiple worried humans tinkering around with it…

wildlife · village

Rat snake Dhaman slithers down a tree in rapid motion, flicking its tongue from its mouth In the quiet shade of the forest, a Dhaman snake — one of India’s largest and fastest non-venomous snakes — glides gracefully through the undergrowth.…

farmland · wildlife

Neola hunting time for a Mongoose with beady beady eyes and a cute on the prowl in Delhi's Wilderness Orchard Mongoose digs into the ground to attack a termite underground colony, eats up winged termites and deemak insects.

temple

A mandir where bandars rule the roost is the Hanuman Mandir in Connaught Circus in Delhi. Here, macaques and simians of all ilk are welcome, as it's their god Hanuman's temple and here monkeys are merrily fed and looked up to and after.

highway

Corona cases spiking up at the speed of lightening so is the traffic in New Delhi. Just look at how many vehicles are moving on the streets even in the afternoon.