Delhi

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).

A snake charmer playing the been to his serpents. Now how much more of an Indian cliche could one find???

An Indian street performer performs in a local New Delhi park, walking the tight-rope with his feet inside a bicycle rim.

An Indian street performer performs in a local New Delhi park, walking the tight-rope with his feet inside a bicycle rim.

This street performer in Delhi leaves his audience speechless with his tricks. DO NOT try this at home as this is done by a professional and can be hazardous. Watch it for fun not to copy...

dance

A 'Waka Waka' performance in Delhi by dance troupes from Seychelles, Zambia, Sudan, Ghana and Senegal at the African Festival in New Delhi. This was held on the 18th and the 19th of June 2012.

music

Musical performance by a Sudanese group at Delhi Haat, New Delhi... Sudan has a rich and unique musical culture that has been through chronic instability and repression during the modern history of Sudan.

An Indian street performer performs in a local New Delhi park, walking the tight-rope with his feet inside a bicycle rim.

music · festival

Indialogue Foundation (along with Select City Walk, Turkish Airlines and the Embassy of Turkey in India) presented in New Delhi the most amazing Turkish Fest in India: Turkish Fest 2012 New Delhi.

school

School children in a procession on the ocassion of Mahavir Jayanti in Delhi on 5th April 2012. In Jainism, Mahavir Jayanti, also known as Mahavir Janma Kalyanak, is the most important religious holiday.

school · ceremony

School children performing a musical treat for the devotees while the Jain Gurujis are busy in blessing some devotees. Mahavir jayanti being celebarted with full zeal near Filmistan Cinema at Sadar Bazar in Old Delhi.

What's great during Ramlila other than the actors enacting Ramlila is the mela and the recreational stuff for the audience especially kids.

temple · flowers

This is how much they miss those who were taken away. Cemetery lit up by candles on All Soul's Day in Delhi on the evening of 2nd of november 2011.

architecture

Modern office buildings in New Delhi, India.

highway

Indian Oil Bhavan in New Delhi. This modern building is located on the Yusuf sarai road in south Delhi, running from AIIMS / Medical crossing through Green Park and Hauz Khas to the IIT crossing / flyover.

ceremony

Fireworks on the closing ceremony of common wealth games. Common wealth games was held in New Delhi on thursday.

hills

A stark view of the massive Ghazipur Landfill, one of the largest waste disposal sites in New Delhi. Towering heaps of garbage dominate both the foreground and background, forming a landscape often compared to a man-made mountain.

wildlife · birds

A Shikra (Accipiter badius), a small bird of prey, perched on a tree branch in New Delhi. The raptor displays a grey head and back, along with a white chest marked by fine horizontal brown barring.

wildlife · birds

Indian Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) occurs commonly across India including Delhi's urban parks, gardens, and wooded suburbs, feeding on fruits, insects, and small lizards.

wildlife · birds

The Shikra (Accipiter badius) is a small raptor widely distributed across India, common in cities, parks, gardens, and open woodland.

festival · ceremony

A pandit performs the sacred Aarti ritual at the Shri Jagannath Temple during the grand Rath Yatra celebration in New Delhi.

wildlife · farmland

Macaques in Delhi could be notorious sometimes, yet this one came and lazed around, yawned, and dozed off hugging a tree trunk on a lazy hot afternoon at the wilderness orchard, in a rather harmless fashion.

industry

Visually impaired workers inside the Blind Relief Association making candles. The workers are seen heating the wax and sorting the candles with the help of their hands and memory.