Delhi

bazaar · highway

Roadside vendors selling Indian National Flags (Tiranga) and patriotic merchandise in New Delhi, India, ahead of Independence Day on 15 August.

crafts · bazaar

Wooden Craft West Bengal stall at Nature Bazaar in New Delhi, where skilled artisans display a beautiful collection of handmade wooden crafts and traditional products.

fort · bazaar

Chandni Chowk, one of the busiest and most historic parts of Old Delhi. The wide street is filled with shoppers, workers, visitors, and cycle rickshaws moving through the market.

monsoon · highway

Waterlogging on a Delhi street following heavy monsoon rainfall and elevated flood conditions. Large sections of the roadway are submerged under murky floodwater, creating challenging conditions for vehicles and pedestrians.

birds · wildlife

A Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) perched among dense foliage in Wilderness Orchard, New Delhi, India. This parakeet is identified by its bright green plumage, long tapered tail, and distinctive red curved bill.

birds · wildlife

A Rose-ringed Parakeet perched within the dense foliage of Wilderness Orchard. Its bright green plumage blends almost perfectly with the surrounding leaves, making it surprisingly difficult to spot despite its vibrant coloration.

wildlife · birds

A Black Kite hangs motionless from a tree in Delhi as intense summer heat and harsh urban conditions take a visible toll on city wildlife.

river

Heavily polluted Taimoor Nagar drain in South East Delhi, a major urban drainage channel flowing toward the Yamuna River.

wildlife · forest

A wild honey bee colony, likely Giant Honey Bee (Apis dorsata), nesting high in a tree canopy at Wilderness Orchard in New Delhi, India. A large colony of wild honey bees attached to the upper branches of a mature tree.

birds · wildlife

A Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri) perched on a tree branch. The bird is seen actively moving its neck while scanning the surrounding area, a common alert behaviour in parakeets.

birds · wildlife

A Brown-headed Barbet, also known as the large green barbet, is seen perched in New Delhi. This plump bird is easily identified by its bright green body contrasted with a streaked brown head and neck.

wildlife · birds

A Rosy Starling is observed in New Delhi, showcasing its striking appearance—glossy black head, wings, and tail contrasted with a soft pink body.

highway · dance

Ghazipur Landfill showing municipal garbage trucks from Municipal Corporation of Delhi arriving to unload solid waste. The scene captures multiple Nagar Nigam trucks navigating the vast dumping yard, one of Delhi’s largest landfill sites.

river

A large-scale water management structure on the Yamuna River features a multi-panel metal sluice gate set between high concrete walls. Such regulator systems are used to control the discharge of urban drains into the river.

festival · ceremony

A large gathering of devotees participating in the sacred festival of Chhath Puja along the banks of the Yamuna River in Delhi.

birds · wildlife

A Coppersmith Barbet is positioned at the entrance of a nest cavity in a tree trunk in New Delhi.

ceremony · river

A powerful nighttime view of Chhath Puja on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi, where thousands of devotees gather in deep devotion.

wildlife · birds

A Black Kite (Milvus migrans) is seen perched calmly on a tree in New Delhi, offering a rare and intriguing moment of behavior.

politics · fort

This archival footage captures an Independence Day address from the Red Fort in Delhi, delivered by Dr. Manmohan Singh during his tenure as the Prime Minister of India under the UPA government.

livestock · farmland

At the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi, life moves at a gentle, pastoral pace. The calm of the cow stables is the perfect backdrop to watch playful calves interact with each other, tumbling and nudging as they explore their surroundings.

wildlife

This footage documents waste management operations at the Gazipur dumping ground in Delhi, where JCB machines are seen moving and leveling garbage atop one of the city’s largest landfill sites.

wildlife · birds

A Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) perched on a lush green tree in New Delhi. The bird is seen alert and observant, scanning its surroundings while resting among dense green foliage.

wildlife · birds

This slow-motion footage captures Black Kites (Milvus migrans) soaring and gliding above the massive Gazipur garbage dump in Delhi, presenting a striking visual contrast between urban wildlife and human-generated waste.