Delhi

festival

Indian employees celebrating Holi, the festival of colours at an office in Delhi. Observing any fiesta in the office is a perfect idea to take a breather from the daily routine.

festival

Young Nihangs performing lathi - fight as a part of Gatka dance at a Shoba Yatra in Delhi. An impressive religious procession (Shoba Yatra) is taken out with great enthusiasm and zeal by the Sikh Sangat on the eve of Gurpurab in the Delhi.

music · festival

The famed Russian Jazz Orchestra named after Oleg Lundstrem performs at 6th Delhi International Jazz Festival organised by ICCR (Indian Council of Cultutral Relations).

music · festival

Riga Saxophone Quartet performs at the 7th edition of Raasrang World Flute Festival in Delhi.

music · festival

ASIA 7, a Jazz band from Thailand performs at the annual Delhi International Jazz Festival in India, organised by ICCR at Nehru Park.

festival · dance

Devotees follow the chariot of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra during the Rath Yatra Mahotsav in Delhi. They dance along as the procession moves ahead with a lot of enthusiasm. The streets turn into a dance floor for devotees.

bazaar · street food

Local vendors making Chole Kulche during National Street Food Festival, 2015 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.

ceremony

Mouth watering dishes sold out, outside Jama Masjid in Delhi during ramzan. Varieties of dishes and deserts are sold in large number.

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...