Delhi

street food

Aloo tikki is prepared at Devendra Tea Stall in Hauz Khas, New Delhi. The preparation begins with potatoes being peeled and then mashed in a large container.

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.

Ramp on fire with top Indian female models in New Delhi.

dance

A young Indian girl practices Ballet dance at Russian Centre of Science and Culture in Delhi.

festival

Reamke by Ministry of Culture & Fine Arts from Cambodia being performed at the Ramayan Festival of ASEAN Countries, New Delhi. Ramayana is known as Reamker in Cambodia and it is a gem of their literature.

festival

Ramayana Group from the Philippines presents Ramayana at at the Ramayan Festival of ASEAN Countries, New Delhi.

festival

Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT) that includes the Indian capital; is the largest metropolis of India.

farmland

Indian farmers harvesting carrots from a field in the outskirts of Delhi. Carrots are a popular root vegetable that are easy to grow in sandy soil.

sport

The Naga Students' Union, Delhi (NSUD) held the first leg of its Golden Jubilee celebrations with the theme "the motto@50: Pause, Rewind and Play" on October 7 and 8, 2013 at the Polo Ground, Delhi University.

architecture · lake

The Hauz Khas Fort Complex in Hauz Khas, South Delhi houses a water tank, an Islamic seminary (madrasa), a mosque, a tomb and pavilions, tracing back to the 13th century of Delhi Sultanate reign.

dance

Odissi dance performance during Jagannath Mahotsav at Tyagaraj Nagar in delhi. The lady at the center is Vrinda Chadha. Odissi, also known as Orissi, is one of the eight classical dance forms of India.

festival · dance

Solo Odissi dance performance by Smt. Jyoti Srivastava during the 47th Jagannath Rath Yatra Mahotsava celebration at Jagannath Temple, Thyagraj Nagar in Delhi.

sport

Men's Kabaddi match during NCC National Sports at Delhi Cantt. between Maharashtra and Punjab. The NCC National Games 2015 was inaugurated by the Director General NCC Lt Gen Aniruddha Chakravarty at DG NCC Camp in Delhi Cantt.

sport

Women's Kabaddi match in full action during NCC National Sports at Delhi Cantt. The NCC National Games 2015 was inaugurated by the Director General NCC Lt Gen Aniruddha Chakravarty at DG NCC Camp in Delhi Cantt.

sport

Men's Kabaddi match during NCC National Sports at Delhi Cantt. between Maharashtra and Punjab. The NCC National Games 2015 was inaugurated by the Director General NCC Lt Gen Aniruddha Chakravarty at DG NCC Camp in Delhi Cantt.

river · politics

Parts of the Yamuna are now described as a 'dead river' meaning the pollution level is so bad that there is not enough oxygen in it for fish or other marine life to survive.