Delhi

This Yellow-legged Green Pigeon or Treron phoenicoptera chose to nest in a pilkhan or Ficus tree in the parking lot of Wilderness Films India in the heart of New Delhi city in May 2015.

flowers

We did not know that an Indian Moorhen actually eats leaves of Water Lilies. Here is proof - watch this mother Moorhen chomp away at a leaf at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in New Delhi! We created the right aquatic pond ecos…

birds · flowers

A Red-vented Bulbul incubates eggs at her nest in our Wilderness garden, Delhi. The red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) is a member of the bulbul family of passerines.

birds · wildlife

Hear the bird calls of Delhi from early spring-time! The late spring to monsoon and the Wilderness Orchard in Chattarpur is alive with flowers and the birds in mating season.

wildlife · forest

Delhi is home to a number of small birds that have adapted to living in open forests and human residential areas. The Oriental Magpie-=Robin is also one of the birds that are found in the open forests and grasslands in Delhi.

highway

See the kauwa fight over a gilheri! When a Five-striped Palm Squirrel or gilheri gets run over by a car in New Delhi, the House Crows or kauwas move in to recycle and reuse! They, in turn, have to be cautious to not get run over by yet anot…

birds

An approaching winter and this purple Sunbird will be yellow in colour for now before the spring next year. A male individual with traces of the purple and blue plumage sits atop a branch near our office complex in Delhi.

wildlife · birds

What makes the House Crow so “splendiferous” that it carries the scientific name Corvus splendens? The name refers to its subtly glossy plumage — a sheen that catches light beautifully — but its true brilliance lies in its intelligence and…

festival

Well known singers from Assam, Zubeen Garg and Zublee Baruah entertaining the audience by their hit collections at North East Fest in Delhi.

politics

Soldiers of Indian Army marching on Rajpath during Republic Day. The main Republic Day celebration is held in the national capital, New Delhi, at the Rajpath before the President of India.

Indian Army showcases Infantry Combat Vehicle BMK 2 on 68th Republic day parade at Rajpath in New Delhi. The soldier on the vehicle salutes the President of India the while the vehicle passes through.

politics

Indian army battle T90 tanks roll down Delhi's Rajpath for Republic Day 2019. Republic day in India is celebrated every year with great pride on 26th of January to honour the Constitution of India as it came into force on the same day in th…

dance · music

Indian Kathak exponent Saberi Misra performs during the 10 years celebration of 'Melody Foundation' at Stein Auditorium in Delhi.

dance

An Indian woman puts makeup on the face of a Kathakali dancer during Sopan Festival in Delhi.

dance · festival

A group of folk dancers from Odisha performs Pasu Nrtiya at annual Odisha Parba in Delhi. The Pasu Nritya or the Animal Mask Dance belongs to a majestic folk dance tradition of Orissa, particularly in the Ganjam district.

fort

Sultan Ghari was the first Islamic Mausoleum (tomb) built in 1231 AD for Prince Nasiru'd-Din Mahmud, eldest son of Iltumish, in the "funerary landscape of Delhi" in the Malakapur village (near Vasant Kunj).

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…

festival

Thousands of Indian Muslims take out a religious rally on Milad un-Nabi in Delhi. The Prophet's Birthday, or Milada un Nabi as it is commonly known in Muslim culture, is celebrated in most of the Muslim countries and in India as well.

Shia Muslims observe Ashura on the streets of Old Delhi. They take out a procession through the streets of the National Capital along with other parts of India.

music

A group of Indian Sufi qawwals sing "Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni", a poem composed by Amir Khusro, a 14th-century Sufi mystic, in Hindawi language.

temple · lake

The Sikh temple, Gurdwara Bangla Sahib is situated at the intersection Baba kharak Singh Marg and Ashoka Road in the heart of Connaught Place area in Central Delhi. It was built as small temple by Sikh General ‘Baba Bhagel Singh in 1783.

festival · flowers

Ms. Usha Kumar, General Secretary of Anjuman Sair-e-Gul Faroshan or Phool Walon Ki Sair takes out a procession at India Gate in Delhi.

temple · festival

Thousands gather to celebrate Jagannath rath Yatra at Tyagraj Nagar Jaganath temple, in front of Tyagraj stadium, Delhi to show their devotion to Lord Jagannath on the occasion of Rath Yatra.