Delhi

river

Sheila Dikshit for a Better Delhi? At 80, she's ready for a new innings as Chief Minister or otherwise in Delhi... Learn about the old city of Indraprastha which became Delhi on the banks of the river Yamuna.

flowers

Tulips and hyacinth flowers along the roads of New Delhi - a plantation drive by the New Delhi Municipal Corporation(NDMC).

architecture

President Ram Nath Kovind was the one who inaugurated Dynamic Façade Lighting at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

railway · school

You can't miss the school boy who is running on the roof of the train, in the reverse direction, with his school bag on his back! Straight out of the early twentieth century, a train-load of workers make their way in to Delhi city, arriving…

'Bhandara', 'Langar' or community food being prepared in Delhi for charity for the passers-by. Feeding an empty stomach is considered the biggest form of charity there can be.

birds · wildlife

Sitting a drumstick or sainjana tree, a Magpie Robin mother fusses around her chick in a Delhi garden.

flowers · birds

A Rose-ringed Parakeet eats flowers of Red Silk cotton tree at our Wilderness Orchard in Delhi. Bombax ceiba, like other trees of the genus Bombax, is commonly known as cotton tree.

festival · music

Northeast festival 2014 second edition take place at IGNCA ground in Delhi. The sprawling lawns at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) here has been done-up to offer a carnival-like atmosphere for the Northeast Festival t…

Indian Army's Bhishma tanks roll down Rajpath during Republic Day celebrations in Delhi. The T-90M Bhishma (named for the mythical warrior in the Mahabharata) is a vehicle tailored for Indian service, improving upon the T-90S, and developed…

music

Army band plays 'Aa Jane Jaan' from the Hindi movie Intaquam during the concert at India Gate in New Delhi.

politics

India celebrates its 67th Republic Day at Rajpath in Delhi. Republic Day: It was on 26th January, 1950 that the Indian Constitution came into effect, making India a Republic. Ever since, India celebrates 26th January as its Republic Day.

61st Cavalry Regiment of the Indian Army parades on military music at the inauguration of Asian Track and Field 1989 in Delhi.

dance · festival

Rongmei/Kabui Naga dance showcased during Rani Gaidinliu birth centenary program at Thyagaraj Sadium in Delhi. A viewer tells us that this is a weaving dance (pheidak mei laam).

dance

An Odiya woman performs Odissi, one of the classical dance forms of India at the annual International Indian Classical Dance & Musical Festival organized by Shri Jagannath Mandir in association with Purvai Sannskreetikala Vikaash Kendra in…

ceremony · temple

Eid al-Adha also called Feast of the Sacrifice, the Major Festival, the Greater Eid, Kurban Bayram, Eid al-Bakr and Bakrid, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to honour the willingness of the prophet ʾIbrāhīm…

Indian musician Sabbir Akhter Hussain plays Sarangi during the Sopan Festival in Delhi.

festival

The India-ASEAN Commemorative Summit was the occasion for the Ramayana Festival by ASEAN countries which was held in New Delhi from 20-24 January 2018, at Kamani Auditorium.

Pongal celebrations at the Tamil Nadu House in New Delhi.

highway · bus

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg (DDU Marg) in New Delhi, India, looking toward the ITO intersection area. The multi-lane road carries green-and-yellow auto-rickshaws, cars, and a green Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) low-floor bus.

music

A South Indian (Tamil) woman sings a Pongal song at home, with her family, to celebrate Pongal. Everyone claps along. Tamil men sing and drum to celebrate Pongal at a Delhi home, even as some expats listen in and enjoy the occasion.

railway

An officer of the Indian Railways on the Fairy Queen, the world's oldest operating steam engine and its reopening between Alwar and Delhi and the promotion of tourism through this steam locomotive.

school · music

Awarthanga Ziru on stage belts out a rendition of American Rock Band Extreme's hit number 'More Than Words' at the Naga Students' Union Delhi (NSUD) Night at the IGNCA in New Delhi.