Delhi

temple · architecture

On the occasion of the Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru on Gurpurab, devotees throng in the thousands to the Rakab Ganj Gurudwara located in central Delhi.

music · festival

Bhai Ajit Singh and Jatha sing sacred Sikh chants during the Festival of Sacred Chants and Singing in Delhi. The year 2003 marked the 10th anniversary of the installation and consecration of the Buddha Statue at Buddha Jayanti Park.

Sardarji and his wife and child on a motorcycle near Kamal Cinema building in Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi.

A hairdresser in Delhi gives a hair cut with a candle after the customer was given a hair wash, shampoo and blow dry. Though it is believed to be an old tradition, it could be dangerous as the fire can destroy the hair if mishandled.

industry

Archival footage of a group of Indian labourers working at a construction site in Delhi. They dismantling a wall manually by removing brick by brick.

dance · bazaar

Ghoomar is a traditional ritual folk dance of the women of Rajasthan, India which was started by the Bhil tribe which later became popular and adopted by other Rajasthani communities.

politics

Hundreds of customer queue up outside a bank to exchange their old Rs 500 and 1000 notes in Delhi. Thousands of people flocked to banks for exchange or deposit of monetised currency notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000.

sport

Participants of the NCC National Games 2014 chit-chat before the girls Kho-Kho begins at Delhi Cantt, Delhi... The opening ceremony of NCC National Games-2014 was conducted at DG NCC Camp, Delhi Cantt.

sport

NCC National Games 2014, where one can see participants get ready for the 400m race at Nehru stadium in New Delhi. The opening ceremony of NCC National Games-2014 was conducted at DG NCC Camp, Delhi Cantt.

sport

Men's Kabaddi match during NCC National Sports at Delhi Cantt. The NCC National Games 2015 was inaugurated by the Director General NCC Lt Gen Aniruddha Chakravarty at DG NCC Camp in Delhi Cantt.

sport

One can see team from West Bengal and Maharashtra meets at Kabaddi final during the NCC National Games 2014 in Delhi. The opening ceremony of NCC National Games-2014 was conducted at DG NCC Camp, Delhi Cantt.

Indian Air Force's Sarang Team demonstrates aerial show on occasion of NCC (National Cadet Corps) Sports Day in Delhi. Sarang is the helicopter display team of the Indian Air Force.

sport

Participants of the NCC National Games 2014 chit-chat before the girls Kho-Kho begins at Delhi Cantt, Delhi... The opening ceremony of NCC National Games-2014 was conducted at DG NCC Camp, Delhi Cantt.

Chef preparing a spicy cold noodle dish 'Liangfen' which is also known as laping in kitchen of Hotel Park, Delhi.

river · politics

Young boys swim in the buck, in the Yamuna river in Delhi. The Yamuna, sometimes called Jamuna or Jumna, is the largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) in northern India.

ceremony · festival

Hindu devotees gets ready with their offerings to offer Sun God during Chhath puja on the banks of river Yamuna in Delhi. Chhath Puja is a festival mainly celebrated in Bihar, dedicated to the sun god.

river · politics

In 1909 the waters of the Yamuna were distinguishable as "clear blue", as compared to the silt-laden yellow of the Ganges.

river · politics

In 1909 the waters of the Yamuna were distinguishable as "clear blue", as compared to the silt-laden yellow of the Ganges.

music

The 69th Republic Day Ceremony, 2018. Indo Tibetan Border Police band marches at Rajpath led by Assistant Commandant Akshay Deshmukh.

ceremony · festival

Devotees offer help to an old aged lady who came to perform Chhath puja on Yamuna banks in Delhi. Chhath Puja is a festival mainly celebrated in Bihar, dedicated to the sun god. It is a kind of thanksgiving to the sun god or Surya Dev.

ceremony · river

Indian devotees pray to the setting sun while standing in an artificial water body during the Chhath festival at the Indian War Memorial, India Gate lawns, in New Delhi, India.

festival

People clustered at Dussehra fair to witness Raavan dehen and celebrate Dussehra at Ramlila Maidan, Delhi. Dussehra also known as Vijaya Dashami, Dasara, or Dashain is a Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil.