Meerut

Uttar Pradesh·festival

Its Raksha Bandhan again in India and shops are filled with Rakhi or bracelet. The streets of Meerut are filled with colourful bracelets made of thread or metal.

Uttar Pradesh·music · temple

Experience the spiritual joy and festive devotion of the Phalguna Holi Mahotsav through this beautiful Bhajan Sandhya titled "Ek Shaam Shri Banke Bihari Ji Ke Naam." Inside a beautifully decorated temple in Meerut, devotional singers lead t…

Uttar Pradesh·industry

Workers at this leather tanning facility in Uttar Pradesh, near Meerut, are back to work after the Corona Pandemic containment lockdown. Two workers are seen at a unit of the factory.

Uttar Pradesh·temple · bazaar

A view of the crowded part of old Meerut, with houses in all directions, and tight streets, with this temple right in its midst.

Uttar Pradesh·bazaar

The dawn pandemonium is a tradition in many vegetable markets in North India and this one is no different.

Uttar Pradesh·festival

A lively time-lapse from a Janmashtami mela in Meerut captures the vibrant energy of the fair. People are seen enjoying rides on a small, manually operated Ferris wheel, moving in rhythmic motion.

Uttar Pradesh·temple

Unless faith is a protective layer this will be a lot of trouble. Quite a few devotees are gathered at this temple in Meerut during the celebration of Holi Utsav. This is in the middle of the Corona Pandemic with a spike in cases.

Uttar Pradesh

One of the go-to places for North Indian quick and savoury food is this place where our crew had the opportunity of filming the making and serving of food to customers who are swarming into the dining area.

Uttar Pradesh·livestock · lake

A mother, a father and a son are out for fishing in a muddy pond in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The young boy with an umbrella waits outside the embankment. The mother seem to be instructing the child to sit farther away from the water.

Uttar Pradesh

Motichoor laddoo is made of very small gram flour balls or boondis which are deep-fried, then simmered in sugar syrup till they absorb the syrup and plump up. These are then shaped into delicious crumbly laddoos.

Uttar Pradesh·highway · architecture

A crowd is gathered near the railings of the highway in Meerut watching the commotion of a loaded truck toppled next to a building, off a flyover. Tires flaying in the air, this one has taken quite a hit.

Uttar Pradesh·industry · sport

The handle of a cricket bat is cut and prepared for attachment to the main body, in a factory in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Uttar Pradesh·architecture · temple

Begum Sumroo's Basilica of Our Lady Of Graces, in Sardhana, near Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Uttar Pradesh·highway

What confusion on our roads. The sounds of an Indian street can be a confusing mess for a sensitive dog or a rural human being! The mad honking and screaming can be truly jarring... This is one of the busiest and congested roads of Meerut.

Uttar Pradesh·industry

The process of drilling holes in the blades of scissors while in the manufacturing unit as seen up close. This manufacturing unit in Meerut is a small scale or cottage industry which uses very basic tools to make heavy-duty scissors.

Uttar Pradesh

The leather making process begins with carefully removing the hide from the flesh of the animal.

Uttar Pradesh·highway · industry

The Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) construction corridor alongside National Highway 24 (NH-24) in Delhi, India.

Uttar Pradesh·highway

The streets are abuzz with activities even more so at this petrol pump in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh during the Coronavirus Pandemic in December 2020. Motorists drive into the remote petrol pump and the din of moving traffic is quite something.

Uttar Pradesh

Local tailors are like an essential activities in India. These are the go to designers for the Indian masses. Ethnic clothing to replicas of designer clothing, these tailors can do it all.

Uttar Pradesh

You may find carrots as boring vegetables but not in India. Meerut ka gajar ka halwa is famous! Gajar ka Halwa is a carrot-based dessert which is cooked in mild based products and cream.

Uttar Pradesh·bazaar

The dawn pandemonium is a tradition in many vegetable markets in North India and this one is no different.

Uttar Pradesh·highway

A limp father drags his son in a cart with their personal belongings and a vessel for collecting alms. The mother trails behind two of them on a hot sunny day in North India.

Uttar Pradesh·highway

A number of vehicles moving in a slow and steady movement but this will not win the race against Coronavirus. The residents of Meerut are going about their daily routine even as cases of Coronavirus are spiking in the country.