Delhi, the Indian Capital
India

...a very crowded, poor and extremely polluted city -- yet I just loved the place...and would have enjoyed it so much more if only I had a little of Mother Theresa's courage!

   

Delhi, a bustling city of 10.1 million people

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India Gate commemorating
soldiers who died in WW1.
An 'eternal' flame dedicated to the unknown soldier burns underneath the arch


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Jama Masjid


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Jama Masjid scholars


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Jantar Mantar
observatory built in 
1724 by 
Sawai Jai Singh II


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Bahai Temple
(NOT an opera house)


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Old Delhi


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Delhi Street Vendor


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In my mother tongue, "dik" means "thick"
Not sure I'd like to travel with these guys!


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India Gate


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Jama Masjid
Largest and grandest mosque in India. 
Accommodates 2000
worshippers


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Humayun's Tomb


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Delhi Youth


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Delhi man


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Old Delhi


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Delhi Red Fort


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Delhi toilet.
Based on my observations and calculations, 1 million men in India pee in public at any given moment, and that excludes those kind enough to use a public toilet such as the above pic


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Khari Boali market on
Chadni Chowk street


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Delhi View from 
Jama Masjid


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Humayun's Tomb


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Laxmi Naravan
(Birla Mandir)
Hindu temple


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Delhi


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Old Delhi


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Qutab Mintar
Victory tower of the first Islamic dynasty built in 1199, 72.5m tall, and took 20 years to build 


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Qutab Mintar
decorated with geometric
designs and koranic verses

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