Delhi

festival · dance

Indian classical dance performance on the occasion of Pongal at Tamil Nadu House in Delhi. Pongal is one of the most popular harvest festivals of South India, mainly of Tamil Nadu.

Iftar is one of the religious observances of Ramadan and is often done as a community, with people gathering to break their fast together. Iftar is taken right after Maghrib time, which is around sunset.

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year. Since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, Muharram moves from year to year when compared with the Gregorian calendar.

festival · ceremony

In India, there is a the tradition to bury the Tazia, a replica of the tomb of Husain, the martyred son of Muhammad.

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 mosque, offer milk, sweets, fruits and even meats to the Djinns, all with the…

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

Bhajan Sopori presents Santoor Recital at Delhi Classical Music Festival 2015 organised by Sahitya Kala Parishad, Delhi.

music

Abhay Rustum Sopori plays Santoor at 10th Annual edition of three days long prestigious SaMaPa Sangeet Sammelan in Delhi. Abhay Rustum Sopori is a Kashmiri Indian instrumentalist, composer & conductor of musical performances.

A musical evening organized in the memory of famous Indian vocalist and Sarangi player Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan in Delhi. Padmabhushan Pandit Debu Chaudhuri and his son Prateek Chaudhuri performed Raag Bageshri.

hills · school

Conrad Anker talking about George Mallory, to a Himalayan Club audience in New Delhi. The Himalayan Club & The Explorers Club South Asia Chapter organized an illustrated talk "George Mallory - Everest Pioneer" by Conrad Anker at the India H…

highway

Gate No. 2 of Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital is located on Ring Road in Ansari Nagar, New Delhi. The hospital complex is close to AIIMS and is surrounded by pharmacies, medical shops and roadside activity.

highway · railway

A Delhi Metro train with a white body and purple stripe is moving along an elevated track above a multi-lane road.

highway · wildlife

A man stands beside his white car on Safdarjung Road in New Delhi while feeding a large group of pigeons on the footpath. Several pigeons gather around the scattered grain and feed along the roadside.

monsoon · highway

Severe monsoon waterlogging covers a major urban road in Delhi, India, beneath an elevated metro rail viaduct.

crafts

Traditional handcrafted chick blinds and window screens made from split bamboo, reeds, and natural plant materials along a roadside in Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India.

street food · highway

A blue roadside dhaba operates in Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi, serving prepared meals to local customers. Two workers are seen inside the food cart preparing and serving dishes using large metal cooking pots and utensils.

wildlife · birds

An Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis) is perched on a thin branch in Saket, New Delhi, India. The bird remains alert, looking around and observing its surroundings while maintaining its balance on the narrow branch.

A throwback to the 1990's at Delhi High Court when security was lower, stress levels far better and lawyers milled around the complex is a more easy-going fashion.

When Toyota Qualis was sold in India, and was a much coveted vehicle of choice as a MUV or MPV! One cannot even find a Qualis on the roads of Delhi any more...

Re-visit the best shopping hubs of Delhi of the 1990's. Take a walk down memory lane to good old HKV and the now closed Santushti shopping complex, the paces to hang out for the high-browed shoppers of Delhi from a bygone era.