A WINTER'S TALE
by Siddha3th
"Dilli ki Sardi" is a phrase that's known and loved all over India. Hell, there's even a Bollywood song about the concept! Exactly translated, it comes out as the Cold of Delhi. But the real meaning goes much deeper than that. It's about the magical season that sweeps in across Nothern India starting October-November. It's about the overcoats and mufflers being added to the jeans and short skirts. And most evocatively, it's about that sense of adventure which only beautiful cold weather brings about. Enough to leave even the first-time visitor singing praises about Dilli ki Sardi :) Step out onto the streets. Feel the cold lash across your face, as you stop in for a roadside chai. Drop into a few conversations with people huddled around a hastily convened bonfire. Experience how amazing roasted peanuts and Indian fast food (bhel, pav bhaji, wada pav) taste when the weather's biting. Unforgettable!
Summer clothing
by l_joo about Summer clothing
This is not Gods products, this is I believe for women to wear in the summer, I don't wear this, I don't know the size and materials used, but I want to show tourists what you can get here. There are so many women clothings in Paharganj areas, I saw many women tourists in huge bags, they carried those bags with smiling faces.
The famous “Chaats” but not from roadside!
by intencity about Bikanerwala & Haldirams
Eating off the streets are not reco., the famous “chaats”- a dazzling cornucopia of spicy, tongue-tickling snacks are best avoided from the road stalls, but these can be had from the chain of sweet shops of “Bikanervala” & “Haldirams” (main shop at Mohan Co operative Estate near Sarita Vihar, South Delhi) Gol gappas. An Indian treat!
The Red Fort
by June.b
I always call the Agra Fort, the Red Fort.... mistake!
Although both are made of red sandstones, the Red Fort is in fact the one located in New Delhi, whereas, the fort in Agra is called The Agra Fort. Makes sense?
One of the world's spectacular palaces, Lal Quila or the Red Fort used to be the centre of the Mughal's Empire. Inside the high red wall of the fort are many majestic pavillions intricately designed, hammam and a mosque. A huge complex, a city within a city envisioned and built by the great Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.
Reminds me of the palaces in Versailles.
Located near the Yamuna river bank.
Worth a visit, after all, this is Delhi's most important edifice.
Located in the Old Delhi section.
Raj Ghat - a place of memory and honor
by pchamlis
Just off the Ring Road (Mahatma Gandhi Marg) and just a bit south of Old Delhi lies a place of peace, solitude and rememberance in the hectic Indian capital. Raj Ghat is the cremation site - with a surrounding park - of the father of Indian independence, Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi was gunned down in New Delhi On January 31, 1948. The actual site of the cremation includes a black marble slab ingraved with his final words upon being struck by the assassin's bullets, "Hai Ram" ("Oh, God") Basically Raj Ghat is a living quiet memorial to the true father of nonviolent revolution and civil disobedience, the man whose teachings and leadership led the way to end the British raj over the subcontinent. And although the birth of independent India and Pakistan were, by no means, bloodless, the leadership and respect given Gandhi by the people of India made it a success. This is not a tourist venue, but simply a beautiful park and a place of remembrance.
Additionally, the area served as a cremation locale for two other assassinated Indian leaders, Ms. Indira Gandhi and Mr. Rajiv Gandhi. Although the surnames are the same, there is no blood relation between the two assassinated prime ministers and Mahatma Gandhi. (Ms. Indira Gandhi was the daughter of Nehru, India's first prime minister, and Rajiv Gandhi was her son)
There is a Gandhi museum right across from the Raj Ghat. I'm told there are many moving articles and items for viewing there, including the blood-stained clothing Mr. Gandhi was wearing as he was killed. We did not have enough time to visit this museum, I'm just pointing it out for those with a bit more time.
The Raj Ghat is open daily from sunrise to sunset, and admission is free. I'm not sure on the hours, but I understand the Gandhi museum is closed on Mondays.
Sign in with Facebook
Bara Gumbad
Place of worship.
Jama Maslid mosque, Delhi
India gate
