Delhi

flowers

Hindu priests chant mantras during the ceremony of Maha Shivratri at Jagannath temple in New Delhi. See the Havankund is decorated with flower garlands and there are offerings to Lord Shiva like Ghee, flowers, fruits etc.

People in Saffron attire rest at a tented accommodation arranged by Delhi government. A huge statue of Lord Shiva welcomes the Kanwariyas to the camp. Kanwariyas rest there as they need to continue their journey to Haridwar soon.

festival

Food is served at the Rath Yatra Mahotsav 2019 at New Delhi. No auspicious gathering ends without free food called 'Prasada'.

People throng Al Qureshi's food stall at the annual Horn Ok Please food fest in Delhi. It sells tikka, kababs, rolls, and biryani.

Among the pulsing crowds of Old Delhi thrives a culture of food and religion. And in that street food culture one finds a range of biryani including this anda pulao biryani type preparation.

highway

Delhi Airport (IATA: DEL, ICAO: VIDP), also known as Indira Gandhi International Airport, is the unique airport that serves the city of New Delhi. The airport is the busiest one in India in terms of passenger traffic and cargo.

Young nuns demonstrate Kung Fu skills at the IGNCA ground during their celebration of self empowerment in Delhi.

Muslim devotees eating food during Iftar at the Nizamuddin Dargah in Delhi. Iftar is one of the religious observances of Ramadan and is often done as a community, with people gathering to break their fast together.

politics · bus

The second phase of Delhi's odd-even traffic scheme aimed at battling pollution ended on Saturday evening with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal calling it a success even as there were concerns over environmental impact of fires, including at…

bus · highway

Delhi roads with older diesel buses plying in the late 1980's, pre-CNG days. Mustangs, ambassadors, scooters, Maruti 800, Honda bikes, cycle and bullock carts can be seen on the road. Life in Delhi was quite different from what it is now.

highway · monsoon

Cars and bikes pass through the road near AIIMS hospital. Delhi rains have led to water-logging and traffic jam in various parts of the national capital.

livestock

Many of us have heard about smoke pork, Smoke chicken and we get smoke meat from Safdarjung prepared by Manipuri and Naga people.

politics

Rajpath (Kingsway) is a vast parade linking India Gate to the offices of the Indian government.

monsoon

Heavy rain hits parts of Delhi and adjoining areas today, making the evening pleasant. At Chandni Chowk, cars and rickshaws were seen lined up in the rain and one of the roads was waterlogged.

India gate with water fountain foreground in New Delhi.

railway

Paharganj (literally 'hilly neighbourhood') is a neighbourhood of Central Delhi, located just west of the New Delhi Railway Station.

The Egyptian Pharoahs' tomb, the Great Pyramid of Giza made from waste metals inside the Waste to Wonder Park in South Delhi.

With a red skullcap, a cloth satchel slung over their right shoulder and a green towel over their left, this ear cleaner can be spotted on the streets of Old Delhi.

Naga Chili king being packed for sale in New Delhi. It is also known as ghost pepper, U-morok, Naga Jolokia or ghost Jolokia. These hot chilies are cultivated in Manipur, Nagaland, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

Chicken biryani, tikkas, rumali rotis, kale chane and pakoras being sold in Old Delhi during Iftar in the month of Ramzan. In the holy month of Ramzan, Muslims from all over the world fast from dawn to dusk to come closer to God.

Chhena Poda being sold at Odisha Parba in Delhi. Chhena poda is a cheese dessert from the state of Odisha in eastern India. Chhena poda literally means Roasted Cheese in Odia.

wildlife · birds

The rosy starling (Pastor roseus) is a passerine bird in the starling family Sturnidae, also known as the rose-coloured starling or rose-coloured pastor.