Delhi

Indian spices and herbs like dry red chillies, turmeric and various herbs etc selling at a shop in Chodani Chowk, Old Delhi. Spices and aromatics are the very heart of Indian cooking. They have been used since ancient times.

music · festival

Tosi Poleri and her Group from Italy, performs at the Festival of Sacred Chanting and Singing in Delhi, India. The year 2003 marked the 10th anniversary of the installation and consecration of the Buddha Statue at Buddha Jayanti Park.

Delhi, a city fast becoming the new pollution capital of the world, adds 1400 cars to its roads every day. Over the last decade, the number of vehicles in Delhi has jumped by a phenomenal 97 per cent.

music

A musical evening, where classical vocalist Smt. Shirin Sengupta sings 'Hameer' raga live at the Azad Bhavan auditorium. The event was organized by ICCR, Delhi.

music

A musical evening, where classical vocalist Smt. Shirin Sengupta sings 'Hameer' raga live at the Azad Bhavan auditorium. The event was organized by ICCR, Delhi.

Smt. Shirin Sengupta a classical vocalist from Kolkata performs at a musical organized by ICCR in Delhi, India. Raga Hameer is a nocturnal Hindustani Classical Raga nominally placed in the thaat Kalyan.

politics · ceremony

Celebrities like Juhi Chawla, Lavina Tandon, Shibani Kashyap flag off the women's day bike rally in New Delhi. Home Minister Rajnath Singh also attends the bike rally.

festival · temple

Devotees singing on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri at Jagannath temple, Delhi. Maha Shivratri (the 'Great Night of Shiva') is a Hindu festival celebrated every year in reverence of Lord Shiva.

CRPF women displaying stunts during an event of CRPF Diamond Jubilee celebration at India Gate, Delhi. CRPF women personnel demonstrate their skills during its diamond jubilee year celebrations at India Gate in New Delhi.

dance

Bharatnatyam recital from Russia at 5th International Dance and Music Festival organised by ICCR in Delhi. Bharata Natyam also spelled Bharatanatyam, is a classical Indian dance form that originated in the temples of Tamil Nadu.

Men sleeping peacefully on the streets of Delhi in India. They seem to be exhausted by their labour and sleep unmindful of the city's noise levels around them... The men sleep spooning each other and with their arms around each other.

ceremony

Indian employees worship goddess Lakshmi on the occasion of Diwali Festiival at their office in South Delhi. Lakshmi is the goddess of wealth and prosperity.

music · dance

Trebunie-Tutki performing at the First International Folk Dance and music Festival organized by ICCR on 14th of October, at the Kamani Auditorium in New Delhi.

sport

Odisha meets Punjab during the NCC National Games 2014 at Major Dyan Chand Hockey stadium in New Delhi. Hockey players take refreshment in between the match...

music · festival

A musical performance by Vidushi Rita Ganguly and group during the International Music Festival at Azad Bhawan, New Delhi. ‬Is this a Dhaadhra of the Raag Manj Khamaaj ? Do help us identify the work...

highway

Five Star hotel culture at sun-down, in the city of New Delhi, along the Ring Road at Cama Place. A low-floor CNG bus stops along the arterial Ring Road.

temple · architecture

Priest conducting a church service on the eve of Christmas at Cathedral Church of Redemption in New Delhi.

politics

NMDC firefighters control fire at a landfill in South Delhi. Landfill fires are dangerous as they can emit dangerous fumes from the combustion of the wide range of materials contained within the landfill.

festival

Women sleeping during Navroze clebration in Delhi. More than 250 members of the Parsi community in Delhi gathered at the Delhi Parsi Anjuman on 18th August 2014 to celebrate Navroze.

Street vendor preparing mouth watering goat liver tikka on a street in Old Delhi. Liver tikka is a hot and spicy food and is very popular among Indians, especially served during Muslim festive occasions like Eid.

bazaar

Muslim devotees gather for evening Qawwali at Hazarat Nizamuddin Dargah in Delhi, India. Nizamuddin Dargah is the dargah (mausoleum) of one of the world's most famous Sufi saints, Nizamuddin Auliya (1238 - 1325 CE).

festival · temple

Devotees throng during Delhi Jagannath Rath Yatra to seek blessings from Lord Jagannath. Men in yellow caps joins the Rath Yatra.

festival · temple

Close up shots of Lord Balabhadra and sister Subhadra at the chariot during the Jagannath Rath Yatra. Devotees throng Jagannath Temple to witness and be a part of Jagannath Rath Yatra at Thyagraj in Delhi.