Delhi

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Don't you just want to get hold of those huge bubble wrap rolls and have a bursting party? Amid the rising numbers of Corona cases in the capital city, the flow of traffic does not see any slowing down.

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Traffic during the afternoons in Ansari West is no different than rush hour since it is near the AIIMS Hospital and Safdarjung Hospital.

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This Nandi Bull, bedecked with cowries and other shells, walks the streets of Delhi, with its owner, waiting to tell the fortunes of clients, in an age-old Indian practice! Why do so many tissue boxes get sold at traffic lights in Delhi? Do…

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South Delhi's streets are always crowded any season. The winter fog has down little to do with the non-stop flow of traffic like this one in Nauroji Nagar, Safdarjung Enclave.

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Traffic congestion in the National Capital is a hassle every day while stepping out but the numbers of vehicles are not decreasing.

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When it rains in Delhi, the city slows down and comes almost to a stand-still. Heavy traffic flow slows down to pass through deep water at Minto road underpass in New Delhi monsoon season.

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The jugaad seen here is essentially an agricultural generator turned into a vehicle engine to pull a cart.

Yusuf Sarai is abuzz with activity on the day of Dhanteras during the Diwali celebrations in 2020. The Corona PAndemic has done little to deter residents from stepping out.

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Delhiites in hundreds at one of Delhi's largest flea markets, Sarojini Market during the Coronavirus Pandemic. Our crew follows a shopper around the busy and congested lanes of the market.

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Accessories with imitated designs and logos, kitchenware, gifting items sunglasses in multipl colours bring life back to Sarojini Market during Christmas eve.

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The NDMC (New Delhi Municipal Corporation) or SDMC (South Delhi Municipal Corporation) top up water resources for South Delhi residents when there is a shortage and pipeline supplies are either inadequate and the under-served do not have ac…

snow · wildlife

This bratty bandar has stolen a stick Kulfi ice cream , and sits confidently atop a red sandstone pillar in Chandni Chowk, and consumes the same in a rather human-like fashion.

Beehive of activity in a honey bee hive in Delhi, and on its removal by honey collectors in north India. Those appear to be the non honey parts of the hive that house the larvae that have been abandoned by the honey collectors.

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Is it a case of too little too late? Drain cleaning and clearing ought to have been done well before the monsoon rains hit Delhi, but the rains have the late and so has the cleaning work.

fort · wildlife

New Delhi's much talked about Rang Mahal or Palace of Colours inside the Red Fort during the Corona Pandemic is deserted except for the crows and the birds flying above the architectural wonder.

farmland · village

Jatropha farming has taken off in a big way in India, but is yet to bring benefits to farmers. Jatropha is being touted as the new bio diesel source. An expert from Delhi Engineering College speaks about the programme.

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A temple with tiles in black and white - it almost baffles the eye. Yet, it ensures cleanliness. A large Shiv murti greets one on entering, and a bell is hung to be rung at the entrance.

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Goddess Kali or the God who destroys evil, is prayed to by families of the departed when they come to Nigambodh Ghat crematorium in Delhi, with the highest footfalls having taken place during the Covid19 second wave in north India.

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When work-day hunger calls, call on Jain's Special Dahi Bhalle and Khandani Pakode wala at Bhikaji Kama Place in New Delhi, for yummy and sinfully unhealthy Aloo Chaat for your snack cravings, just as these office goers seem to be doing in…

Gol gappa or puchka feast in progress on the roadside in Delhi. A man has pulled his surgical mask down to the chin (a common practice in India these days...) and eats puchkas as his cheeks swell up with the water-filled discs.

Who has not salivated over the thought of paneer burgers in India? Good juicy cottage cheese or paneer and a soft burger bun. Who can live without it? I ask you...

Who has not salivated over the thought of paneer chilla in India? Good juicy cottage cheese or paneer and a pan-fried chilla flat bread made with chick-pea flour. Who can live without it? I ask you...

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A Delhi Polive Toyota Innova van is parked nearby as a man fries potato wedges, aka French Fries, Indian style, on a road-side dhaba in New Delhi. Notice the reddish colour due to the presence of masalas and oodles of oil!