Delhi

river · industry

Delhi's young ragpickers near Yamuna river bank! For every hundred residents of Delhi, there is one person engaged in recycling. And among them are mostly underage kids.

river · industry

For every hundred residents of Delhi, there is one person engaged in recycling. And among them are mostly underage kids. It is really ironical that the worst forms of child labour prevail in Delhi in a very high magnitude.

dance

Folk dance of Rajasthan performed by Rajasthani woman at an event in Delhi. Ghoomar is a traditional as well as an enthusiastic folk dance of Rajasthan.

festival · dance

Odissi dance perform by Smt. Ranjana Gauhar during Jagannath Rath Yatra Mahotsav celebration at Jagannath Temple - New Delhi.

dance

Bhangra, a folk dance form of Punjab performed with zest, enthusiasm and energy in Delhi. Bhangra refers to several types of dance originating from the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent.The earliest developed of these was a folk danc…

music · festival

The famed Russian Jazz Orchestra named after Oleg Lundstrem performs at 6th Delhi International Jazz Festival organised by ICCR (Indian Council of Cultutral Relations).

politics · music

Girls NCC (National Cadet Corps) performs at Republic Day celebration on Rajpath in Delhi, India. The National Cadet Corps is the Indian military cadet corps with its Headquarters at New Delhi.

ceremony · politics

Thrilling and daring display by the "Dare Devils"- Motor Cycle Display Team during the closing ceremony of NCC National Games at the Garrison Parade Ground, Delhi Cantonment.

sport

Women'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

Girls athletes giving medals during Athletics championship during NCC National Games 2014 at Nehru stadium in Delhi. The opening ceremony of NCC National Games-2014 was conducted at DG NCC Camp, Delhi Cantt.

sport

Indian Army soldiers of the Corps of Signals perform motorcycle stunts during NCC National Games 2014 at Parade ground in Delhi. The opening ceremony of NCC National Games-2014 was conducted at DG NCC Camp, Delhi Cantt.

monsoon · river

These are encroached farmlands on the natural riverine flood plains of the Yamuna river in Delhi.

river · festival

Devotees throng at river Yamuna on the last day of the Ganesh festival in Delhi for Ganapati vasarjan. The entire country celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi with great zeal and gaiety.

ceremony · festival

Devotees gather on bank of river Yamuna and offer prayer to the Sun God on occasion of Chhath puja 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.

ceremony · festival

Durga Puja also referred to as Durgotsava or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga.

highway

Traffic moves on a road enveloped by smoke and smog, on the evening following Diwali in New Delhi. Delhi's pollution levels have predictably reaching alarming levels after the Diwali 2016 celebrations on Sunday night.

industry

Smog in New Delhi in November 2017. People wear masks to prevent themselves from the pollution. The Air Quality Index (AQI) of the city shot up to 451 on a scale where the maximum level is 500.

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.

ceremony · festival

Large number of devotees gather on Yamuna Ghats on the occasion of Chhath Puja 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 · festival

Women devotees gather on the banks of river Yamuna to offer prayer to the Sun God during Chhath puja in Delhi. Chhath Puja is a festival mainly celebrated in Bihar, dedicated to the sun god.

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.

A frenzy of activities on the streets and sidewalks of Delhi as Duserrah approaches. Workers make frames of head, torso and crown with bamboo sticks.