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  1. Young woman walking through sandstone pillars at Qutb Minar complex.

    Qutb Minar complex, Delhi

    by Richard I'Anson

  2. Men praying on steps of Jama Masjid during Friday midday prayers.
  3. Intersection in Old Delhi.

    Intersection, Old Delhi

    by Richard I'Anson

  4. Rickshaw pullers having a break on streets of Delhi.

    Rickshaw puller, Delhi

    by Gavin Quirke

  5. Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque at Qutb Minar complex, Mehrauli.

    Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque, Delhi

    by Anders Blomqvist

  6. Snack seller with customer at night market, Janpath.

    Snack sellerr, Janpath, Delhi

    by Christer Fredriksson

  7. Henna artist working on a customer's hands in Main Bazaar, Parharganj.
  8. Shopkeeper on Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi.

    Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi

    by Richard I'Anson

  9. Mounted troopers at a polo match.

    Mounted troopers, Delhi

    by Michael Gebicki

  10. Tomb of Humayan.

    Humayan Tomb, Delhi

    by Michael Gebicki

  11. Jantar Mantar observatory.

    Jantar Mantar, Delhi

    by Michael Gebicki

  12. Shafts of early morning sunlight shining through lattice window into tomb of Isa Khan near Humayin's tomb in New Delhi.

    Isa Khan's tomb

    by Gavin Gough

  13. Woman wearing sari walking past Humayun's tomb in New Delhi.

    Woman in Sari, Delhi

    by Gavin Gough

  14. Central courtyard at Jama Masjid mosque.

    Jama Masjid, Delhi

    by Gavin Gough

  15. Crowds gathering at Hazrat Nizam-ud-din Aulia on a Thursday evening during the qawwali singing of Urdu hymns.

    Hazrat Nizam-ud-din Aulia, Delhi

    by Anders Blomqvist

  16. Outer western wall of the Red Fort.

    Red Fort, Delhi

    by Orien Harvey

  17. Brake lights reflect off an Auto Rickshaw drivers face.

    Auto driver's face, Delhi

    by Orien Harvey

  18. Lamps and handicrafts in souvenir shop at Paharganj bazaar.

    Paharganj bazaar, Delhi

    by Christer Fredriksson

  19. Market worker takes a break.
  20. Washing clothes in the dhobi ghats.

    Dhobi ghats, Delhi

    by Gavin Quirke

  21. Musicians at a wedding take a break in the old city.

    Musicians at wedding, Delhi

    by Gavin Quirke

  22. Red Fort (Lal Qila) Complex.

    Red Fort, Delhi

    by John Sones

  23. Young boys jump into a pond that lines the Rajpath or Kings Way in Delhi.

    Rajpath, Delhi

    by Patrick Horton

  24. Fruit stall on Ramdwara Road which joins Pahar Ganj midways, Old Delhi.

    Ramdwara Road, Delhi

    by Anders Blomqvist

  25. Two women rest on steps near the Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid (Might of Islam) in Old Delhi.

    Two women rest, Delhi

    by Christopher Wood

  26. The distinctive lotus-shaped Baha'i House of Worship in New Delhi. The architectural marble marvel was completed in 1986.
  27. Women in traditional costume.

    Traditional women, Delhi

    by Michael Coyne

  28. Statue of Mahibira (no 24 God) in the Swientambra Jain Temple, Old Delhi.

    Mahibira Statue, Delhi

    by Paul Bigland

  29. Nigambouth Ghat, the main cremation area for Delhi's Hindu and Sikh population.

    Nigambouth Ghat, Delhi

    by Patrick Horton

  30. Commemorative place of Mahatma Ghandi's cremation in Delhi. The large black slab of Raj Ghat is strewn with symbolic marigolds.

    Raj Ghat, Delhi

    by Patrick Horton

  31. Pigeons take flight in the main courtyard of Jama Masjid in Delhi.
  32. Decorative ironwork gates of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the president of India, in New Delhi.

    Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi

    by Anders Blomqvist

  33. Safdarjang's Tomb, built in 1753-54.

    Safdarjang's Tomb, Delhi

    by Anders Blomqvist

  34. A shaft of light illuminates a local in an alleyway in Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi

    Chandni Chowk, Delhi

    by Greg Elms

  35. Family visiting Jamid Masjid, the great mosque of Old Delhi and the largest in all of India.

    Jamid Masjid, Delhi

    by Richard I'Anson

  36. A goat feeding from a rusted container on a street in Old Delhi.

    Goat feeding on street, Delhi

    by Patrick Horton

  37. Making 'jalebis', one of the most popular Indian sweets. A sweet floury paste is squeezed into boiling oil in shapes and is deep fried.

    Jalebis, Delhi

    by Paul Beinssen

  38. Children playing at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. Jantar Mantar is a Medieval observatory built in 1724.

    Jantar Mantar, Delhi

    by Pramod Mistry

  39. Baha'i House of Worship (Lotus Temple).

    Baha'i House, Delhi

    by Chris Mellor

  40. Protected sacred texts at the shrine of Nizam-ud-din Chishti in New Delhi. Chishti was a Muslim Sufi saint who died in 1325.

    Nizam-ud-din Chishti, Delhi

    by Richard I'Anson

  41. Advertising banners and flags overhang a street in Delhi.

    Advertising banners, Delhi

    by Richard I'Anson

  42. Muslim faithful praying at Jama Masjid - Old Delhi.
  43. Humayun's Tomb at dusk.

    Humayun's Tomb, Delhi

    by Chris Mellor

  44. The Lotus Temple (Bahai Temple).

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    by John Sones

  45. Red Fort (Lal Qila) Complex.

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    by John Sones

  46. A child poses for a picture.

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    by Gavin Quirke

  47. Girl looking out the window of her house.

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    by Gavin Quirke

  48. Woman shelters from sun outside her house.

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    by Gavin Quirke

  49. Children on their way to school in the back of a Cycle Rickshaw.

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    by Orien Harvey

  50. Costumed Chhau dancers (from Purulia in West Bengal) performing a traditional dance, Crafts Museum.

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    by Anders Blomqvist

  51. Cycle Rickshaw driver in Paharganj.

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    by Orien Harvey

  52. Walls and Lahore Gate at Red Fort or Lal Qila.

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    by Richard I'Anson

  53. Street barber in Khari Baoli or Spice Market, Old Delhi.

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    by Richard I'Anson

  54. Portrait of shopkeeper on Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi.

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    by Richard I'Anson

  55. Architectural detail of office building on Connaught Place.

    Connaught Place, India

    by Richard I'Anson

  56. Bengali Chhau dancer wearing a mask at the Crafts Museum.

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    by Anders Blomqvist

  57. Rickshaw pullers having a laugh together while on a break.

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    by Gavin Quirke

  58. Safdarjang's Tomb.

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    by Lindsay Brown

  59. Humayan's Tomb.

    Humayan's Tomb, India

    by Lindsay Brown

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