Delhi

ceremony · festival

Chhath is also called Dala Chhath is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to the Hindu Sun God, Surya, also known as Surya Shashti.

The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), also called the rhesus monkey, is one of the best-known species of Old World monkeys.

Indian street performers performs in a local New Delhi park.

The Feroz Shah Kotla or Kotla was a fortress built by Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq to house his version of Delhi city called Ferozabad. A pristine polished sandstone pillar from the 3rd century B.C.

festival

Diwali is a major festival in India, its called as the festival of light. This festival starts with Dhanteras and this day is considered as the beginning of financial year. This festival signifies the victory of good over evil.

fort

Nizamuddin Dargah is a mausoleum situated in the Nizamuddin West area of Delh, Indiai. This place is visited by muslim devotees every week as it is the the mausoleum of the Sufi saint, Nizamuddin Auliya.

Street market of tri color bangles, Lal Kuan. Churi-wala in Old Delhi, on Independence Day 15th August, 2011. Notice the kites in the background. Kites and bangles on 15th August!

Cute Green Pigeon pair in Delhi! The Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera also known as Yellow-legged Green Pigeon is a common species of Green Pigeon found in South Asia.

Open air beauty parlour: Treat yourself to a five rupee (US$0.10) hair-cut, head massage or champi, under your local peepal tree, in Delhi!

wildlife

Monkey carrying her kid around and suckling her... Bratty macaques can be a nuisance in a city like Delhi! The Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta), also called the Rhesus Monkey, is one of the best known species of Old World monkeys.

Shots of polo, a competition held in New Delhi. Men playing polo on horseback. Delhi Polo Club

sport

Shots of polo, a competition held in delhi. Men playing polo on horseback. ITC Maurya Sheraton Indian Masters Polo championship match in progress at the Delhi Race Club.

The most fantastic goose-bumpy (with all due respects, as the music and rhythm are so earthy) rhythmic chanting, accompanying self-flagellation on Muharram in Old Delhi, India.

Every year from the beginning of July to the 15th of August, one comes across many a kite shop come alive in Delhi. As a symbol of freedom Delhiites fly kites all day.

fort

Tughlaqabad Fort is a fort in Delhi, stretching across 6.5 km, built by Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq, the founder of Tughlaq dynasty, of the Delhi Sultanate of India in 1321.

old town · desert

Mesmerizing Rajasthan Forts and Palaces tell the bygone era of former royal seat of the Rajputs.

sport

Young Indian wrestlers participate in Kushti or mud wrestling in Delhi. The ancient traditional art of Indian wrestling, known as ‘kushti’, thrives in wrestling gyms, or ‘akhara’, scattered around the India.

architecture

Qutub Minar, the tallest minaret in India built in crimped red sandstone, is a true example of Indo-Islamic architecture. Qutub-ud-din Aibak laid the foundation of Qutab Minar in 1199 AD.

bazaar

Traveling around the Spice Market in New Delhi, India on a Rickshaw in Rush hour is not for the feint hearted.

bazaar

The sights and sounds of the spice market in Old Delhi. The smells were what really got to us, as demonstrated by our guide's sneezing.

monsoon · highway

Heavy rain lashed the Delhi, causing massive traffic jams due to water-logging as vehicles had to negotiate flooded streets which exposed the civic bodies' lack of preparedness.

monsoon · highway

Flooded roads and traffic jams in the state Capital Delhi. Most parts of North India, bereft of rains, today reeled under humid conditions and Srinagar witnessed hottest day in seven years, even as the national capital was lashed by heavy s…

crafts

Crafts Museum in Delhi puts out a beautiful display of Indian crafts inspired by the culture and heritage of India with Sufi music for the visitors.