Delhi

temple · architecture

After more than two months of complete shut down of religious places of worship, India allows religious places of worship to open during Lockdown 5.0.

wildlife

This enormous Hanuman statue obviously does a lot of things for a lot of people. The Delhi Metro had a tough time going around it, and a lot of negotiations were held, leading to the statue winning at the end.

As the Christmas seasons near, customers take to the streets and gift shops for decorative items. Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and is a festival that celebrates love, joy hope and peace for mankind.

festival · highway

Artisans prepare vibrant idols of Lord Vishwakarma for sale at Lado Sarai on MB Road, Delhi.

bazaar · festival

Paan is an ethnic Indian chew usually served at the end of an Indian meal as it helps in digestion. Dilli Ke Pakwaan, inaugurated on the 24th of December, 2014 at Baba Kharak Singh Marg by Dr.

highway

People stop their cars to feed corn to pigeons next to a busy road in South Delhi. This misplaced philanthropy sometimes even leads to accidents as the birds (and other animals) suddenly come towards the vehicles on the road.

politics · dance

Indian Air Force soldiers march past during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. The President of India, who is also the Commander in Chief of the Indian Armed Forces, relishes the salute.

politics

See the array of glistening metal bayonet tips shining in the wan winter sun of a New Delhi morning in January! Indian soldiers march during the 67th Republic Day parade.

highway

Simulator for an Army truck at the 7th series of of biennial Land, Naval and Internal Security Systems Exhibition in Delhi, India.

Indian Army's 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) parades on 68th Republic Day at Rajpath in Delhi. The 5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army comprising Gurkha soldiers of Indian and Nepalese origin.

'Swathi', an Indian mobile phased array WLP passes on Rajpath during the 68th Republic Day celebration in Delhi. Indian Swathi Mobile Phased Array Weapon Locating Radar (WLR) to locate the enemy artillery.

dance · hills

Arunachali youngsters put up a slightly plains and non-Arunachal inspired dance and music show for a New Delhi audience... 26th November 2012.

festival · crafts

A group of Indian girls represent their states as they dance on 'Mile Sur Mera Tumahara' during CISF Navrang Mela in Delhi.

dance · politics

Indian students perform Lezim, a folk dance of Maharashtra during Republic Day Parade in Delhi. India celebrates its 67th Republic Day at Rajpath in Delhi.

Participants from various states showcasing their cultural dances at Republic Day celebrations, New Delhi . One can see the colourful Rajasthani dress, women in multi colour skirts or ghagra or skirt.

Iftar is one of the religious observances of Ramadan and is often done as a community, with people gathering to break their fast together. Iftar is taken right after Maghrib time, which is around sunset.

ceremony

Muslim people gather on the eve of Shab-e-barat at Nizamuddin graveyard in Delhi, India. Barat Night can be translated to acquittal/absolution, Urdu: Shabe Barat‎ in Persian, as well as in Urdu) is a Muslim event, celebrated on the 15th Sha…

ceremony

Muslim people gather on the eve of Shab-e-barat at Nizamuddin graveyard in Delhi, India. People distributing food to those people who visited the graveyard in the blessed night of Shab-e-barat.

livestock · ceremony

Walking through the bylanes of Old Delhi, one comes across pedestrians and a motorcyclist, and then...

festival

Indian Shia Muslims flagellate themselves as a part of mourning on Muharram in Delhi. In India, there is great diversity of religious beliefs and practices.

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 mesmerising intermingling of Classical South Asian and Western percussion instruments, along with sitar and unique Carnatic vocal stylings presented during a Unity Concert at Bahai Temple in Delhi. Aadarsh M. Nair, Vocalist : Aadarsh M.

music · festival

A musical performance by Ms. Sunanda Sharma and group during the International Music Festival at Azad Bhawan, New Delhi.