Delhi

flowers

The Hong Kong orchid tree (Bauhinia blakeana) is an evergreen tropical tree that makes for an excellent specimen tree when in bloom. The large scented pink-purple blossoms blanket the tree when they appear during summer, fall and winter.

Carrying drinking water away in non food grade industrial plastic packets may not be the best idea, but when drinking water is tough to find, anything will do.

architecture · flowers

Visitors at Humayun's Tomb in New Delhi, India. Humayun's tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India.

street food

highway

monsoon

People make way through the water after monsoon shower in Delhi. As we know this year Delhi did not see much of the monsoon rains as is expected every year.

music · ceremony

Choir group from Delhi - Capital City Minstrels performing a Christmas carols during 'Shout The Good News' concert at Cathedral Church of Redemption in New Delhi.

fort

Purana Quila or Old Fort in New Delhi. See a board of Archaeological Survey of India. The Purana Quila or the old fort is one of the most captivating tourist sites that narrate the history of Delhi in details.

dance

Dani Pannullo Dance Theatre Company from Spain performing during 5th International Dance and Music Festival at Kamani auditorium in Delhi. The Dani Pannullo Dance Theatre is a pioneer in bringing the urban dance on to the Spanish stages.

music · festival

Riga Saxophone Quartet performs at the pre-event of 7th edition of Raasrang World Flute Festival at Select CITYWALK Mall in South Delhi.

music · festival

Riga Saxophone Quartet performs at the 7th edition of Raasrang World Flute Festival in Delhi.

music · festival

Michal Smetanka performs at the 7th edition of Raasrang World Flute Festival in Delhi. Michal Smetanka, a famous Slovak musician and multi instrumentalist, will play traditional flute music from the Carpathian mountains (notably regions of…

sport · music

Sensational North-East singer Roselyn Hmar performing a cover song of Europe band 'Final Countdown' at the closing ceremony of North East Tamchon Football Tournament in Delhi.

dance · music

Dance of Quetzalcoatl (feathered serpent) by Nat y amigos at the 2nd Latinamerican Festival of ICCR in Delhi Nat y amigos is the musical journey of Nathalie Ramirez from Mexico to India and the beginning of her career as a multi-genre flute…

festival · music

ASIA 7, a Jazz band from Thailand performs at the annual Delhi International Jazz Festival in India, organised by ICCR at Nehru Park.

ceremony · festival

Hindus perform religious rituals at a temple during Maha Shivratri in Delhi. The sound of conches being blown and devotional songs being sung; the fragrance and smoke from incense sticks filling the air; the sight of Shivlings being bathed…

temple · ceremony

A group of Hindu women worships Shiv Linga and performs Shivratri rituals at a temple in South Delhi. They offer milk, incense sticks, fruits, flowers, and money to Shiv linga at the temple.

bazaar · street food

Pav Bhaji - an Indian street food prepared by local vendors during National Street Food Festival, Delhi. NASVI is an organization working for the protection of the livelihood rights of thousands of street vendors across the country.

bazaar · old town

Chandni Chowk, originally meaning moonlit square or market, is one of the oldest and busiest markets in Old Delhi, now in central north Delhi, India.

Wow - someone actually used a dust bin for a discarded cup and just didn't fling thermocol by the road-side. Not that it really helps as thermocol doesn't bio-degrade in several generations...

highway

These fresh and crunchy snacks, especially with chutney, are the ideal companions to a sweltering cup of tea in this nippy climate and the Khandani Pakode Wala at Sarojini Nagar has been satisfying our cravings for the last 55 years.

Aalu chaat being prepared at a restaurant-shop in Sarojini Nagar, with onions, dahi / curd, saunth and more, being served by a masked man in Corona times.