Delhi

Street vendor preparing beef pakoras at a local market outside Jama Masjid, Old Delhi. Recipe for Beef Pakora Ingredients (1) Minced Beef- 500 grams (2) Garlic-Ginger Paste- 1 tablespoon (3) Salt to taste (4) Coriander leaves- for garnishin…

A partial solar eclipse occurred on March 9, 2016 which was visible from certain parts of India also. In the early hours of the day we got a splendid view of the eclipse on our camera.

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

DLF Promenade mall in Vasant Kunj in New Delhi. One can see the traffic on the road in the foreground and a DTC bus stop across the road. People wait for the bus at the bus stop. H. M.

A set of eleven statues erected near India Gate, New Delhi to pay tribute to a group Indian freedom fighters and social reformers. This massive black sculpture is sheer poetry in stone.

highway · flowers

Delhi road roundabouts blossom with Tulips

festival

Momo festival at Delhi's oldest mall Ansal Plaza, a food festival showcasing food from another state of India and street foods of Delhi. Food stalls with white tents, people eating momo and enjoying music.

forest · birds

A Jungle Babbler tends to its feathers, preening and improving on its feather hygiene, on a silk Cotton flowering tree (called Sehmul in India).

music

Indian Ghazal singer Vandana Bajpai sings Bollywood songs at an interview in Delhi.

festival

Large Muslim community in Delhi marching the procession during the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad. Many Muslims in India observe Milad un-Nabi, which commemorates the Prophet Muhammad's (or Mohammad's) birthday.

music · dance

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.

festival

Muslims carrying Tazia, a replica of the mausoleum of Imam Hussain, during a Muharram procession in Delhi. Muslims observe the day by wearing black-coloured clothes and visit mosques and shrines.

livestock · ceremony

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

music · politics

Prahlad Singh Tipanya at Awam Ki Awaz an art and cultural program, Delhi government initiative.

festival · temple

In English, the word Juggernaut means an unstoppable force. The genesis of this word is from the chariots of the Jagannath Yatra, massive in scale, and crowded with thousands of devotees.

Fast motion of Ravana effigy makers pasting papers on the bamboo frames sticks in Titarpur area of New Delhi. One can see the other frames in the background. The papers are being pasted on the neck of the bamboo frame and on the mustache.

hills · school

Conrad Anker talking about George Mallory, to a Himalayan Club audience in New Delhi. The Himalayan Club & The Explorers Club South Asia Chapter organized an illustrated talk "George Mallory - Everest Pioneer" by Conrad Anker at the India H…

highway · bus

A busy multi-lane road in Delhi is filled with cars, buses, motorcycles and auto-rickshaws. A large white truck and a green public bus are moving alongside other vehicles on the road.

street food · highway

People are eating at a traditional roadside food stall in Delhi, where prepared dishes are kept in large metal pots.

temple · bazaar

The Shree Hanuman Mandir at Khasra No. 396, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India. The small roadside shrine contains an orange idol of Lord Hanuman, enclosed within a glass structure.

festival

Kanwariyas take rest in a tent near Yusuf Sarai in New Delhi. See an idol of Lord Shiva and a basket of fruits and a holy oil lamp. They have kept their Kanwars in the tent. Some of them sleep after a long journey.